What I find most interesting is that college is the "disillusionment" that young adults experience when they get to college. My experience with teenagers and their parents who place college as a goal do so to the exclusion of other developmental stages that adolescents need to achieve. Many parents force teens to participate in activities that they do not enjoy or learn from simply because it looks good on a college application. A means to an end and nothing more.

The problem is what teenagers learn and "unlearn" from these detrimental practices; the purpose of learning falls quickly away and doing the time is all that matters. Adolescents learn that "getting it done" equals accountability. They unlearn the basic skills necessary to help them achieve any goal: determination and hard work.