Baalzamon said: I'm not demanding that. I'm also not demanding that they attend college. Or that they attend college full time. I went into detail earlier how there are other career options available (that can pay very well) that require less schooling. I also detailed that some people choose to take a less than full load in order to balance out their work/school. Provided that these other options are available, and it by no means is a societal requirement that you graduate college, why then, should we as a society provide for free the schooling that these people are CHOOSING to take in the method that they do it (whether it be to not work while going to school, taking a full load that they feel occupies all of their time, etc etc). |
I don't think Student loans should be a thing, but that's the Australian in me talking... Education should be a service to benefit a nation rather than a money making business exercise.
In saying that... I left home as a teenager with just the clothes on my back and was a high-school drop out.
Did tertiary college in Information Technology and Network Administration for a few years straight after... But didn't pursue a job in that field, basically did those courses to further my own understanding for my own interests. (Keep in mind this was the 90's before the .com bubble burst!)
Became a Disability/Aged Carer... Then became a Firefighter with no student loans, no degrees or anything silly like that.
I am a strong believer in hard work getting you what you want, rather than driving up debt and spending a percentage of your life in a book, I don't see how such stresses are even remotely beneficial to be honest. Life is short, get out there and enjoy it, plenty of well paid work around... And career options if you work hard enough.
The US might be a bit different though in the opportunities it provides.
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