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Bullitt Mustang - $50k - How the Duck do people afford crap?
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<blockquote data-quote="04YellowGT" data-source="post: 15945425" data-attributes="member: 35332"><p>100% Agree. One of the local school districts was looking to to adding curriculum similar to what you described to graduate along with a few different options for a senior project. The options for the senior project were to perform the standard research paper and speech, acquire a trades certification, or work / intern XX hours in an industry of your choosing. It Parents and local politicians were freaking out over this saying it was a waste and even one guy running for sheriff compared it to slavery by making kids work to graduate. He couldn't grasp it was an option not a requirement.</p><p></p><p>When my wife and I were dating she was absolutely clueless about savings, retirement, interest rates, and all the other important subjects of finance and life. She isn't the best now but she at least knows to ask me when she is unsure. We both have friends and co-workers who are in that boat too. At her new job my wife asked about their 401K and literally no one knew anything about it or were investing in it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I get where you are coming from and for the most part I have the same belief as you do. It's just some of my recent experiences are making me second guess that ideology. My fear is that if things continue the way they are, college won't necessarily hold that same value as it does today. It won't be sign of dedication, drive, and ability to learn. It will just show that that you were willing to spend $40k+ over 4+ years. I doubt STEM will ever fully fall into this but most other degrees easily could. </p><p></p><p>I totally agree with you, college, like most things in life, is all about what you put into it. I know guys with degrees that still work on the assembly line because they couldn't cut it in their field. Their lack of dedication in school finally caught up with them. I also know guys that graduated from ITT Tech that can work circles around guys from the big name colleges. What surprises me is how long some of these guys can keep a job with their poor performance. </p><p></p><p>As for the female teacher, she was a part time teacher while working full time at CVS. One degree was in women's studies while the other was some sort of English or interpretive writing. My point was that a degree in the wrong field isn't worth jack. My wife has a friend in almost the same boat except she has no degree because every time she gets to her senior year she changes her major. Shes over 30 and doesn't have a thing to show for it other than 10's of thousands of dollars of debt. That's a whole other story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="04YellowGT, post: 15945425, member: 35332"] 100% Agree. One of the local school districts was looking to to adding curriculum similar to what you described to graduate along with a few different options for a senior project. The options for the senior project were to perform the standard research paper and speech, acquire a trades certification, or work / intern XX hours in an industry of your choosing. It Parents and local politicians were freaking out over this saying it was a waste and even one guy running for sheriff compared it to slavery by making kids work to graduate. He couldn't grasp it was an option not a requirement. When my wife and I were dating she was absolutely clueless about savings, retirement, interest rates, and all the other important subjects of finance and life. She isn't the best now but she at least knows to ask me when she is unsure. We both have friends and co-workers who are in that boat too. At her new job my wife asked about their 401K and literally no one knew anything about it or were investing in it. I get where you are coming from and for the most part I have the same belief as you do. It's just some of my recent experiences are making me second guess that ideology. My fear is that if things continue the way they are, college won't necessarily hold that same value as it does today. It won't be sign of dedication, drive, and ability to learn. It will just show that that you were willing to spend $40k+ over 4+ years. I doubt STEM will ever fully fall into this but most other degrees easily could. I totally agree with you, college, like most things in life, is all about what you put into it. I know guys with degrees that still work on the assembly line because they couldn't cut it in their field. Their lack of dedication in school finally caught up with them. I also know guys that graduated from ITT Tech that can work circles around guys from the big name colleges. What surprises me is how long some of these guys can keep a job with their poor performance. As for the female teacher, she was a part time teacher while working full time at CVS. One degree was in women's studies while the other was some sort of English or interpretive writing. My point was that a degree in the wrong field isn't worth jack. My wife has a friend in almost the same boat except she has no degree because every time she gets to her senior year she changes her major. Shes over 30 and doesn't have a thing to show for it other than 10's of thousands of dollars of debt. That's a whole other story. [/QUOTE]
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