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The general argument made by Dale Stephens in his work, "The Case Against College," is that people should not go to college because it is practically useless in today's society and also creates a large debt. More specifically, Stephens argues that college kills creativity. He writes, "The problem is that schools kill creativity." In this passage, Stephens is suggesting that people should avoid going to college and should create their own educational experience in the real world. In conclusion, Stephens's belief is that college has become overrated because of today's degree-saturated society, the cost, and the fact that it kills creativity.

In my view, Stephens has valid points to his argument. I believe that in today's society, there are definitely a lot of people with degrees, making things more competitive and possibly making a degree mean less. However, I believe that high schools may kill creativity because of standardized testing and the need for teachers to teach towards the test, but I think college allows creativity to flourish because of the many opportunities that it presents to each individual. Although Stephens might object that college is a creative time in a person's life, I maintain that it rejuvenates people's creativity that is lost in high school. Therefore, I conclude that college is a very important and fundamental part of life and it should not be avoided. Education is one thing that cannot be lost or taken away.