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Drop Out And Get Schooled: The Case for Thinking Twice About College by [Patrick Bet-David, Thomas Ellsworth]

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Education is broken and most graduates are broke.

The purpose of this book is to start an important dialogue about college education. I will make the case for why I believe 70% of college students should drop out. The concept of giving our trust to the educational system without accountability has not worked. I believe it’s time to ask serious questions:

- Why do we go to college in the first place?

- Who should go to college and who shouldn’t?

- Can I succeed and do great things without college?

- Why do tuition and textbooks cost as much as they do?

- Have colleges simply become a big business (with tax-free status)?

- Are the subjects taught in college sufficient for life or do we need an upgrade?

Let me clarify something, this is NOT a book that declares that higher education is a terrible thing. Many professions require it, but I believe education can and does take place in many forms. As a college dropout and an autodidact, I’ve read over 1,200 books in the last 15 years and believe there are many paths we can take to get educated and do great things.

Fair Warning: You may have passionate feelings about the points in this book. Regardless of how strong you feel one way or another, my desired outcome is to start a broad dialogue so we can process the issues – together.

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Feb. 7 2017
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Patrick's story starts with his family immigrating to America when he was 10-years old. His parents fled Iran as refugees during the Iranian revolution and were granted U.S.citizenship. After high school Patrick joined the U.S. Army and served in the 101st Airborne before starting a career in financial services. After working with traditional companies, he was inspired to launch PHP Agency Inc., an insurance sales,marketing and distribution company - and did that before he turned 30. Patrick is passionate about shaping the next generation by teaching on entrepreneurship. Patrick's popularity surged when The Life of an Entrepreneur in 90 Seconds, a video he created,accumulated over 27 million views online. This and other videos comprise his library of inspirational content about entrepreneurship available through Valuetainment, a media brand he conceived and founded to teach about the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and inspire people to and achieve their dreams. It has been referred to as "the voice for entrepreneurs." Patrick resides in Dallas TX with his wife and three children. You can see Patrick's books and library of Valuetainment content at: patrickbetdavid.com --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NBWG0EW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Valuetainment Publishing (Feb. 7 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1399 KB
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Thomas N. Ellsworth
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THOMAS N. ELLSWORTH, is an experienced CEO, executive mentor & author with a passion for professional development that drives his credo; “Leave People Better Than You Found Them.”
Tom is currently President of PHP Agency Inc. where he works with fellow author and entrepreneur Patrick Bet-David on a crusade to change the life insurance industry.
Previously he was CEO of Premier Digital Publishing, "PDP," a developer of eBook technology and eBook publisher until it was acquired by a New York publisher.
In addition to the 2016 book The Life of an Entrepreneur in 90 Pages, Tom's ability to help friends and colleagues make great career choices and find job satisfaction came to life in the 2006 book, "The Rat, the Race, and the Cage," the highly regarded book about career planning and decision-making. The book is a result of over two decades developing mentoring techniques and career tools that have benefited his staff, colleagues, friends - and readers!
Tom received his Bachelor's of Business Administration; Marketing from California State University, Northridge and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He lives in Dallas with his wife and two children. You can see his business books and blog at: tomellsworth.com
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Patrick Bet-David
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During the Iranian Revolution of 1978, Patrick’s family had to escape to survive and
ended up living in a refugee camp in Erlangen, Germany. After moving to California,
serving in the U.S Army and being introduced to entrepreneurship, Patrick set out to
create his business empire. Today, Patrick Bet-David has become a business influencer
and media personality with a point to prove.
A prolific content creator, producer, author and CEO of both PHP Agency, Inc. and
Valuetainment Media, LLC, Patrick Bet- David has cultivated an extremely engaged
organic fanbase of over 10 million followers across 5 media platforms. His unapologetic
and thought provoking approach to education and conversations have attracted a
wide range of audiences from around the globe.
His widely successful YouTube channel called Valuetainment is comprised of several entrepreneur segments of motivation, how to lysticals and popular interviews graced with Economists, Politicians, Authors, Mobsters, Moviestars, Superstar Athletes and Critical Thinkers, Veterans and Controversial Personalities.
• CEO & Founder of PHP Agency, Inc. (2009)
• Army Veteran (101st Airborne Division)
• 4x Published Author
• Partners with Gabriel Brenner, Oscar De La Hoya
& Atalaya Capital Management
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Marko

Read this before you go to university.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 26, 2021

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I completed my first year of university (BBA) and I was pretty dissapointed with the content and started questioning if it was worth it. I had many arguments against university and the status quo of you have to go to univeristy or college. This book gives you a lot of clarity and goes over key decsion factors, this book could potentially change the trajectory of your life and save you thousands in student loan debt and most importantly TIME. Whether you're trying to be an entrepreneur or get a secure job, this book will offer a different perspective from what you've always been told by society and it will help you make that tough decision. I apreciate Patrick very much, his videos from Valuetainment and this book have changed my life. I look forward to reading his other books. Thank you PBD.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 27, 2017

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Extremely helpful. I am 16 and in the process of deciding if i want to go to post-secondary or not. This book helped me complete my decision. It was very insightful and provided a lot of good arguments to why some people should avoid college. I especially liked the last chapter where they displayed an example of how somebody would go about making the decision if college is right for them.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 27, 2017

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An interesting insight into what Education means to you, and more importantly the best way for every individual to attain an Education that best corresponds to their inherent abilities and skills. It is a great quick read, as I started and finished before I had to start my day. Overall, a good read.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 11, 2017

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Great book. My boyfriend quit his job to start a Mobile detailing business in windsor Ontario Canada. CP GROUP CANADA. This book confirmed his decision. We are very lucky to have read this book at the right time in our lives.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 20, 2017

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Oleks GALKA

Drop out

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 27, 2020

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Very quick read. Patrick give us great insight of the education system we have not only in USA but everywhere. Ive watching his videos on YouTube and I have to say he has great content which I applied in my workplace and personal life and it worked. I too a big reader on personal development and business books and I would advise everyone to start reading as it will change your way of thinking. Great book Patrick and thank you for advice on how to start.

Adam

Very helpful book ! :)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 26, 2017

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As a 16 year old student who immigrated to UK from Poland half of year ago i have shorter time to think about my futur In Poland i finished gymnasium and was ready to go to Uk's sixth form. But let's actually review a book... This book is most HELPFUL book i've ever red. It's not telling you not to go to college or to go to college. This book is giving you important points as well as statistics to decide about your future, yes future not only college stuff. It is giving you options so you have to choose one. The title is the most amazing title i've seen, it's telling much about book but not everything. Book is bigger and title... as always. Will this book help you with FUTURE? Yes, definitely. Go ahead, read this no matter how old are you.

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Vinay Babla

Useful nuggets

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 28, 2017

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PBD presents his case well, considering arguments for and against dropping out of college. He backs them up with strong evidence too.

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What an awesome book for clarity and for the hard-hitting truths about ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 12, 2017

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What an awesome book for clarity and for the hard-hitting truths about the education system and how it is scamming us all. This book has been very thought provoking for me and I will be reviewing this again in a few days time as I loved it that much
You have written a book that needs to go viral and should be read by many people. Great book Patrick, I do hope that you write much more!

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Abz

Life Changing!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 4, 2017

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AMAZING!!!!!! Greatest book ever, dropped out and a full time Entrepenur, doing well, learning, hustling feeling great!!!

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