Originally Posted by
ChecklistMonkey
I don't know why the younger generations are taking the blame for the things their parents did? My parents had shop class, drivers Ed, woodworking in high school. They determined, not me, that it was a waste of resources and wanted their kids to only have college prep courses. I didn't ask for the school to get rid of it. I didn't teach myself to put all my eggs in the college basket, that was the boomers. Literally, when I was in middle School, you could major in basket weaving and make $70k a year.
The boomers have gutted the public education system and blame the youth of today for daring to follow in their footsteps at they encouraged.
I'm probably in the same boat as you. From a very early age, I was taught that college was the only option. Not AN option, but the only option. Every school I went to, public and private, taught us that college was the path to success and anything less was failure. My high school was particularly bad; even the military was not a viable option after high school; they got in trouble for banning recruiters.
It's no wonder that tuition is out of control and professors are making well into the 200K territory; it's simple supply and demand. 40-50 years ago, college was still a reach for a lot of families. Loans were difficult to get. Today, with student loans backed by Uncle Sam, anyone can qualify and debt becomes so common. Universities know this and take full advantage. It's disgusting. All under the guise of having a piece of paper that says you're more educated than others who don't have that piece of paper.
My wife has a friend in her early 40's who is going for her doctorate in "something." She's a career student. 5 degrees. Has never made more than 30,000 a year. What a joke our education system is.