In high school, I was encouraged to attend college because it would get me a job that paid more money; but my Pop told me that a college education wouldn't put more food on the table -it would only make it taste sweeter. I currently have my Masters in Fine Arts, and no job. I only went to college because my dad wanted me to, and I didn't have the guts to go against his wishes. Sometimes taking advice, instead of following your heart, will lead you into favorable conditions -or not so favorable because I am still unemployed.
A former manager of mine was adamantly opposed to education because it automatically set you four years behind those that went directly into the workforce. He argued further that since less than fifty percent of college graduates use the specific degree they obtain, more than half of college graduates wasted that time and money.
How much and what kind of schools are truly beneficial to obtaining employment. Education, the liberation of the mind from singular truths, has little to do with employment -but much to do with being content. Strangely enough, the hump is hard to get over. Once you know enough to be disappointed, it's hard to know enough to persevere.
And while failure is hard to handle, so is success.