• Kadaj21@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    2 months ago

    I have to wonder if my generation [Millenial] had any effect on university enrollments yet. My kids aren’t quite the age to talk about education plans as I had kiddos later in life @30yo (40 now). I’ll be strongly discouraging uni unless it’s completely unavoidable to what they want to do.

    • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 months ago

      I mean the numbers still say that a bachelor’s degree doubles or triples your lifetime earnings over a high school diploma. Moreover, an educated society benefits everyone. College is still the right move at every scale. What we need to do is make it a more equitable system.

      • intensely_human@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 months ago

        Maybe. Depends on how functional you are overall. Turns out I can pass college courses, but not keep a job so well.

        I’m really good at getting high paying jobs, but my executive function is terrible. I can’t keep the jobs.

        People with good executive function tend to not be aware of it as a factor. For them “getting that job” is the big uncertain hurdle on their path to success.

        Not once in my upbringing all the way through college graduation did anyone talk about keeping jobs. It was all about getting the job. I’ve gotten some pretty amazing jobs … and lost them.