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Originally Posted by b4freedom
My children will go to college. They won’t have a choice.
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Maybe this has a lot to do with area too. I live in a rural setting and at least half, probably more, of my class did not go on to school. Sure, some are probably flipping burgers, but many went into the armed forces or learned a trade. Some like by brother went into farming. I'm just playing devil's advocate here
- but what if your child does not want to go to school? My brother is one of the smartest people I know in many ways, but book smarts was not one of them. He barely made it through high school because it was not the type of learning that was good for him (a lot of rote memorization). I just want to put in my two cents that a lot of learning that is good does not happen in college, and most of the learning I did in college did not prepare me at all for "real" life. I guess I am one of those people who has a job though simply because I have a degree, so I'm not knocking college. In fact, I will do everything I can to encourage and assist my children to go - but I will not force them. So here's a side conversation - if your child does not continue in their education, will you help them financially get set up in life (apartment, job expenses, etc.)?
Interesting topic!