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[quote=Anonymous]In an era where student debt is increasing at a phenomenal rate and the cost of college education becomes increasingly unaffordable, one of my gripes with guidance counselors at schools and colleges is the lack of emphasis they give to the prospects in the job market when kids graduate from college.

I have three children - who are now well employed - but I had to deal with this same problem when they were in high school and then in college. It is this inclination to tell kids to do what they feel passionate about with zero emphasis on the issue of their job prospects after they graduate from college that causes the problem. So we have a lot of kids who end up majoring in areas that offer little in the way of job opportunities. To make matters worse, they are also saddled with a lot of student debt.

I wish guidance counselors would caution kids to keep in mind that they do have to find a job after the complete their expensive education and so whatever their passion may be they cannot lose sight of which fields have suitable job prospects.

In the case of my kids, I had to fill that role and effectively countermand the advice offered by their counselors. They did resist to some extent but now they acknowledge that they are glad they entered fields of study that enhanced their employment prospects.

Do other parents share my views on this issue?

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