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re: Is anyone else not pushing their kids to attend college?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:17 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:17 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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and is taking a gap year to decide what direction she wants to head.
This is something that would probably help a lot of kids. Gives them one more year to find themselves. I think a lot of kids go to college just because they are expected to, but they have no idea what they want. You can learn a lot about the "real world" being out of school and being in the "real world".
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:18 am to thedogman
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albeit in general studies)
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albeit in general studies)
not surprising...someone that majored in bullshite doesnt see the value in a degree
everyone says...get them in the trades like everyone that goes in becomes a business owner.
this board is truely ignorant as frick about the trades, how hard they are, how hard it is to open a business in them etc etc.
FTR yes all three of my boys will go to college and more than likely something in stem as they all have outstanding grades and scores(especially in math and science)
and some of yall need to be more involved in the education of your kids int he early years and really push math and science on them...its almost a gurnatneted ticket to a successful life. Can make it other ways but Stem has very high success rate.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:20 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:18 am to Basinhunterfisher
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i would not go to college.
20 years from now Tigerdroppings is going to be littered with posts from a bunch of pissed of dudes whose parents pushed them into the trades.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:18 am to Czechessential
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Chinese might be helpful in the future
Mandarin too.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:19 am to StringedInstruments
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He’s 14/15. How the frick is he supposed to know this already?
This - He could have a kid & need to work to pay child support at 18
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:20 am to lsu777
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this board is truely ignorant as frick about the trades, how hard they are, how hard it is to open a business in them etc etc.
shouldn't you be at travel ball practice, baw?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:20 am to lsu777
quote:and how long it takes to make a decent salary
this board is truely ignorant as frick about the trades, how hard they are, how hard it is to open a business in them etc etc.
Of course, someone may not make a decent salary with a bachelors degree - but I would think there are more options
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:21 am to ApisMellifera
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My biggest impression I hope to leave on my kids is to choose a career base on something they enjoy, not because it sounds like it pays well or "you did it, so I guess I'll do it too".
Ideally you find something you enjoy that you can also make a lot of money in. Majoring in finger painting sounds fun but you can't support a family with that.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:23 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:21 am to thedogman
My nephew 16 has no idea what he want to do. I told him join the Coast guard reserves at 17, finish high school join the lineman or wireman local. Once he tops out at 22 or 23 and has the GI bill to figure out his way in this world. Both trades are needed, moneys good, and there’s work everywhere.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:21 am to thedogman
I was always going to send my son to a state school (Ms State or Ole Miss)…mostly for the experience, and because my folks sent me to LSU for as long as I wanted.
My son will be a Sr next year and really has no scholastic interests. He plays sports, so hopefully having the help that comes along will that will spark something in him. He has to take care of school to be eligible…but dang, I hope its not torture…hopefully he finds something he likes.
My son will be a Sr next year and really has no scholastic interests. He plays sports, so hopefully having the help that comes along will that will spark something in him. He has to take care of school to be eligible…but dang, I hope its not torture…hopefully he finds something he likes.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:21 am to MrSpock
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20 years from now Tigerdroppings is going to be littered with posts from a bunch of pissed of dudes whose parents pushed them into the trades.
exactly...bitching about how miserable the work is and only making $35 an hour 20 years from now
so many of the idiots on here dont realize...unless you make superintendent, its hard to make more than $25 an hour in the trades unless you are willing to travel....and living out a trailer while away from the family, isnt a way to live.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:22 am to thedogman
My son is finishing up his JR year in high school. I have talked to him about college and he seems to have some interest, but he also has at present time a big interest in welding.
We’ll see what becomes of it down the road. I’d prefer he get a degree, but that’s just me.
We’ll see what becomes of it down the road. I’d prefer he get a degree, but that’s just me.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:22 am to Czechessential
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shouldn't you be at travel ball practice, baw?
na im sitting in my nice air conditioning office playing on TD while making an outlandish salary.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:23 am to Das Jackal
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Trade school FTW.. less debt, no left wing indoctrination
Ah yes, the historically anti-union trades
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:23 am to lsu777
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na im sitting in my nice air conditioning office playing on TD while making an outlandish salary.
dammit!! I knew I should have gone into the trades!
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:23 am to Basinhunterfisher
quote:find someone who loves you like this board loves trade schools
blue collar jobs can be had with trade school or short course,
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to thedogman
Welding, plumbing, electricians etc all make fantastic money when they're working. I see a real benefit in supporting kids and young men especially in encouraging them to follow successful entrepreneurs that learned a trade. There's alot of benefits in working for yourself and not being a wage cuck. My generation was sold on hard work and a degree being the key to unlocking a fruitful life only to find the market saturated with meaningless degrees that start your corporate entry level climb making as much or far less than the 3 professions I opened with.
College can work out and you can get incredibly lucky. Same goes for both routes really. Or it could work out that other way. But that hard nosed "you have to get a degree" shite doesn't always equal happiness or success and we don't put enough emphasis on jobs in the trades that matter/aren't going anywhere/pay well. Not to mention avoiding the debt mountain or taking advantage of tax breaks for owning your own business. It's not even so much about bashing college as it is ignoring other opportunities to provide for your own future.
Right now there's a cubicle rat looking at his busted pipe insurance claim thinking maybe he shoildve been a plumber, just like there's a guy in an attic sweating his dick off wondering what college could've done for him. The what ifs can haunt us but I won't discourage either path for my chirren.
College can work out and you can get incredibly lucky. Same goes for both routes really. Or it could work out that other way. But that hard nosed "you have to get a degree" shite doesn't always equal happiness or success and we don't put enough emphasis on jobs in the trades that matter/aren't going anywhere/pay well. Not to mention avoiding the debt mountain or taking advantage of tax breaks for owning your own business. It's not even so much about bashing college as it is ignoring other opportunities to provide for your own future.
Right now there's a cubicle rat looking at his busted pipe insurance claim thinking maybe he shoildve been a plumber, just like there's a guy in an attic sweating his dick off wondering what college could've done for him. The what ifs can haunt us but I won't discourage either path for my chirren.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to MrSpock
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20 years from now Tigerdroppings is going to be littered with posts from a bunch of pissed of dudes whose parents pushed them into the trades.
20 years from now, the median age of this board will be 60.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to Ostrich
quote:NOW you tell me
Majoring in finger painting sounds fun but you can't support a family with that.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to thedogman
Just tell him to go to trade school and be a baw and smoke cigs with the boys
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