Originally Posted By: Reddy45
So these kids signing away their 20s, 30s, and 40s to paying back student loans are SUCKERS. Nobody is forcing them at gunpoint to attend expensive schools. No sympathy.
While I agree with your post that nobody is holding a gun to their head, you have to realize the current educational environment. I graduated from high school in 2008. Trade schools, learning a skill, etc, were all options that were taught to kids, especially since I attended an agricultural high school. The counselors taught kids to keep your options open, but also be realistic with your life goals.
My youngest sister graduated in 2016. I couldn't believe the bull the counselors were feeding her at her school. She had thought about a trade and the counselors basically told her she needed a degree from a good college or she wouldn't be able to get a job and be successful. The same thing was preached to me during college, you won't get anywhere without a master's, PhD, etc. It is all a business.
So these kids signing away their 20s, 30s, and 40s to paying back student loans are SUCKERS. Nobody is forcing them at gunpoint to attend expensive schools. No sympathy.
While I agree with your post that nobody is holding a gun to their head, you have to realize the current educational environment. I graduated from high school in 2008. Trade schools, learning a skill, etc, were all options that were taught to kids, especially since I attended an agricultural high school. The counselors taught kids to keep your options open, but also be realistic with your life goals.
My youngest sister graduated in 2016. I couldn't believe the bull the counselors were feeding her at her school. She had thought about a trade and the counselors basically told her she needed a degree from a good college or she wouldn't be able to get a job and be successful. The same thing was preached to me during college, you won't get anywhere without a master's, PhD, etc. It is all a business.