Arrr, $90,000 colleges be plunderin' young souls! We need three tracks in high schools to save 'em! Aye!
2024-04-10
Arrr, ye scallywags be studyin' fer two years in the ways o' general education - math, science, and English. Come junior year, ye be pickin' two possible career paths, and by senior year, ye be focusin' on just one. Aye, 'tis the pirate's way of learnin'!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, some scallywags at Vanderbilt be facing a hefty $100,000 in total expenses for the 2024-2025 school year, arrr! And those landlubbers up in New England be charging over $90,000 for their universities, without even counting the cost of travel, savvy?Seems like more of these Generation Z youngsters be forsaking the college track for trades like plumbing and welding, where the gold be just as shiny, if not shinier, than them fancy degrees, arrr! Meanwhile, the Biden crew be tryin' to buy votes with promises to wipe away student debt, only to have that debt come back like a pesky villain in a movie, arrr!Where did we go astray, mateys? How be it that we be sailin' with $1.7 trillion in student debt, $1.1 trillion in credit card debt, and $1.6 trillion in auto loan debt? Didn't they teach us in the old schools that too much debt be leadin' straight to Davy Jones' locker?But fear not, me hearties! There be another option on the horizon. How about a "three-track system" for high school education, where young scallywags be learnin' the basics for two years before settlin' on a career path in their junior and senior years, arrr!For some swashbucklers, college be more than just a piece of paper. It be a chance to learn the ways of the world and become self-sufficient, arrr! But for many, college be leavin' them adrift without a clear course to follow, still relyin' on their kin for every decision.Instead of just focusin' on gettin' good grades and headin' off to a four-year college, schools be bringin' back career tech education to prepare young buccaneers for the real world, arrr!So, me hearties, whether ye be settin' sail for the college seas or takin' a trade route to success, remember that there be treasure to be found in every path ye choose. Arrr!
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