College is not the only option - It’s now time to consider alternatives

THE expectation that a large and ever-growing proportion of second-level students would more or less automatically continue their education at a third-level institution is a relatively new phenomenon.

Ambitions once possible for only a small section of society are now far more general, empowering, and democratic.

Less than a lifetime ago, this option existed only for those who could pay for it or for the exceptionally talented.