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Is anyone else not pushing their kids to attend college?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:06 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:06 am
I am struggling a bit to encourage my son to go to college. I have a degree (albeit in general studies) but I am having a hard time pushing him to get a degree just to get one. He is finishing up his freshman year of HS and hasn't shown any interest in anything specialized so it makes less sense. Granted if he decides he wants to be an attorney, accountant, or something he has to have a degree I would support him. Seems college is very watered down now and his time may be better spent elsewhere.
*added after reading some replies.
I don't think he should know what he wants to do at 15 and that he has time to figure it out. He makes decent grades but nothing out of this world. I am thinking ahead a couple of years before college will be around the corner. I listed attorney or accountant but I know many other fields would need a degree. I also said if he showed interest in something like that I would support him. I do think college is water downed and not as important as it used to be.
*added after reading some replies.
I don't think he should know what he wants to do at 15 and that he has time to figure it out. He makes decent grades but nothing out of this world. I am thinking ahead a couple of years before college will be around the corner. I listed attorney or accountant but I know many other fields would need a degree. I also said if he showed interest in something like that I would support him. I do think college is water downed and not as important as it used to be.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 1:43 pm
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:07 am to thedogman
quote:like what?
his time may be better spent elsewhere.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:10 am to thedogman
quote:
I am struggling a bit to encourage my son to go to college.
Oldest wants to go to trade school and potentially pursue welding, setting him up with a summer gig to see if he will actually like designing and welding pieces of manufacturing equipment.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:10 am to thedogman
I haven’t and don’t push any of my kids to attend.
20 years ago college was key. Now not so much.
I have 3 adult children 1 with some college who is middle management at a large retailer (Scheels) and does pretty well. One is an aero engineer with his BS and one is a spec ops aviator.
All own homes and are pretty much debt free.
I have a daughter (no freaking pics) graduating HS in two weeks and is taking a gap year to decide what direction she wants to head.
20 years ago college was key. Now not so much.
I have 3 adult children 1 with some college who is middle management at a large retailer (Scheels) and does pretty well. One is an aero engineer with his BS and one is a spec ops aviator.
All own homes and are pretty much debt free.
I have a daughter (no freaking pics) graduating HS in two weeks and is taking a gap year to decide what direction she wants to head.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:10 am to thedogman
Trade school FTW.. less debt, no left wing indoctrination
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:11 am to thedogman
My son is interested in the fire service and not attending college.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:11 am to thedogman
He's a freshman in HS. He doesn't have to know what he wants to do yet
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:12 am to thedogman
He has a lot of time to figure it out. Has he started smoking pot yet?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:13 am to thedogman
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He is finishing up his freshman year of HS and hasn't shown any interest in anything specialized so it makes less sense.
He’s 14/15. How the frick is he supposed to know this already?
If he does well in school and your family can financially afford, he is still better off attending a university than going to trade school. Trade jobs are a fine career, but most of them are difficult physically and don’t have the same ceiling that professional careers have.
If you’re avoiding preparing or planning for him to go to college for political reasons, you’re doing him a disservice.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:16 am to thedogman
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He is finishing up his freshman year of HS and hasn't shown any interest in anything specialized
I'd say this is pretty normal.
I'll push my kids to get some type of post-HS education. Doesn't matter if it is a 4 year degree, technical college, or trade school.
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".
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:18 am to thedogman
quote:
albeit in general studies)
quote:
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 11:21 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 11:22 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 11:24 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 thedogman
Just tell him to go to trade school and be a baw and smoke cigs with the boys
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:24 am to thedogman
My two will go to college as it is paid for 5 years. Both have good grades and will receive a scholarship in one of their sports and I’ve told them any scholarship money is their money. They are excited about the opportunity and they would be stupid not to seize the opportunity they have been afforded.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:26 am to thedogman
Welding school, HVAC school or diesel mechanic school. Those are solid options as alternatives for kids that can handle hard work. However it’s still preferred to go ahead and just get a bachelors in business at the very least.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:29 am to thedogman
Pushing personal finance, that is all.
Do what you love but live within your means and your life will be a breeze.
frick the Jones's they aint got shite anyways.
Do what you love but live within your means and your life will be a breeze.
frick the Jones's they aint got shite anyways.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:36 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:37 am to thedogman
It is highly unlikely that a person will ever obtain a college degree if they don’t do it by 25. That doesn’t mean people don’t do that, but it’s statistically unlikely. You can become a plumber and have a college degree, you will never become the COO or CEO of a major company without one. Don’t limit your child’s future 20-30 years from now by discouraging college. Go get that paper when you are young and don’t have all the adult responsibilities that come on so quickly.
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