[quote=flu] …I think the problem with some of our U.S. society is that there appears to be “too many options” (or at least we tell folks this)…And as a result, people are very indecisive and constantly switch and waver….[/quote]
flu, I think it’s okay if there are a lot of options. A HS student only has to pick ONE and successfully complete an ROP program. They can even take classes at CC thru ROP with Pigg Djshakes as their instructor. These instructors don’t have to be “credentialed.” They just have to be able to “talk it and walk it.” Just because Susie graduated from Djshake’s “Account Clerk Certificate Program” in one school year going half-time (9 mos) doesn’t mean she has to do it for the rest of her life. She just has to get an A/R or A/P job at the local car dealership after HS graduation, stay there awhile, get benefits and buy one of the best trade-ins that comes thru for herself. By age 20, she’ll have a nice car and be financially independent. Maybe she can even save up for her own wedding, lol! She might later decide to go back to college in the eves to further her accounting education while making $$ working during the day. No stress, maybe 1-2 classes at a time and still having a “life.” Even take online college classes.
This is a faster process into adulthood, flu and a debt-free process. By age 24 to 28, she’ll probably be making as much $$ as her peers who went to college FT right after HS, SANS the debt and with a FEW YEARS of F/T WORK EXPERIENCE behind her (unlike her “career-student” peers). I see these entry-level workers all around me, so these positions still exist.
This is how my generation grew up. I know rents/utils are higher now, but why isn’t taking this route still possible??
