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Originally Posted by Horatio Caine
No, the real problem is that college "sell" bullshit degrees which guarantee jobs at Sears home improvement department at best. All of those sociology, pottery design, forest preservation degrees are scam. How many fresh out of college sociologists this country needs? Educate your kids about college as soon as they start thinking about it. Just because you like swimming with turtles and dolphins in Cancun doesn't mean you need to go for "marine biologist" degree. You need to tell them that after graduation they are going to be wiping penguin shit off the floors of Oklahoma City's zoo and not swimming with dolphins in Samui. I had this redneck friend in college who loved hunting and fishing so after wasting 3 years in college he finally picked some park ranger shit. 3 more years passed by and we called this guy up to see if he wants to go on hunting trip and have sort of reunion together. guess what? He can't because he's making 22K a year and fucking stuck somewhere in Arkansas state park - 6 years of college.
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It isn't on the colleges who sell these degrees. It is on those who buy them and those who convince people they need them. You are right in that parents need to educate their kids. If your kid wants to go into college and study Greek medieval literature and their career path doesn't include them teaching Greek medieval literature, then parents need to have a frank conversation and tell the kid that degree is not going to help them. The same can be said for high school teachers. They need to stop telling every kid to get a bachelors degree and instead teach kids that there are other options out there for them and help them find their way in those directions.