Arrr, me hearties! Avast ye, fer it be a curious tale o' why so many young scallywags be shirkin' their college degrees!
2023-12-27
Arrr, me hearties! A jolly study from the Pew Research Center be tellin' us that a mighty number o' men be skippin' college, leavin' a fearsome gap betwixt educated gentlemen and lasses! The Hispanic lads be takin' a hit, with a drop from 42 percent in 2011 to a mere 33 percent in 2022. The pale-faced lads be sufferin' too, goin' from 49 percent to a measly 40 percent. Aye, me heart sinks at the sight o' this gap!
In a jolly news, mateys, it seems that more and more young lads are choosing to forgo the treacherous waters of university and sail their own ships instead! Arrr, the Pew Research Center has discovered a curious trend in the seven seas of education: a large decrease in male high school graduates, especially among our Hispanic and white brethren, setting sail for the hallowed halls of four-year colleges.Back in 2011, a hearty 42 percent of male Hispanic graduates were boarding the academic brigades, but by 2022, that number had dropped to a mere 33 percent. Oh, the tides are changing, indeed! And it's not just our Hispanic mates, no sir, even the white lads are feeling the wind shift. In 2011, a merry 49 percent of them were setting course for college, but come 2022, that number had stumbled down to 40 percent. Aye, the gap between university-educated men and women be growin' wider, like the vast seas themselves!
Now, ye may be wonderin', "What be the reasons for this sudden change in course?" Well, some scallywags be speculatin' that the siren song of the open seas, with its promises of adventure and fortune, be luring these young swashbucklers away. Others reckon that the ever-increasing costs of tuition and the fear of drownin' in student debt be scarin' them off. Argh, 'tis a tricky dilemma indeed!
But fret not, me hearties, for this be no cause for despair! Many a successful pirate has sailed the seas without a fancy parchment, and there be plenty of opportunities for these clever lads to make their mark. The world be changin', and education be not the only path to success. So, let us toast to these young adventurers, as they chart their own courses and sail bravely into the unknown. Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!