Far more people are going to college than in the past. Not everyone in public school was expected to go to college. The structure in place in the public school system has not caught up with the reality of what is expected from the schools. Also - look at the drop out rates and graduation rates: Many of those folks you are with won't graduate.
So - where college was once for the elite, everyone now, seemingly, is expected to go to college. At least among the middle class. If this is true, then we need to restructure our schools to meet those goals, or expect the results we are seeing today.
Also - the elite institutions are still elite and the quality there is still quite good.
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Far more people are going to college than in the past. Not everyone in public school was expected to go to college. The structure in place in the public school system has not caught up with the reality of what is expected from the schools. Also - look at the drop out rates and graduation rates: Many of those folks you are with won't graduate. So - where college was once for the elite, everyone now, seemingly, is expected to go to college. At least among the middle class. If this is true, then we need to restructure our schools to meet those goals, or expect the results we are seeing today. Also - the elite institutions are still elite and the quality there is still quite good.