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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the OP: "We need to stop looking at a degree as an automatic "upward mobility" button and start looking at it as a high-risk capital allocation. "

Clearly, OP has no idea what the purpose of a college education actually is.[/quote]

Maybe. . . But if that’s true you have no idea what the job of a parent plus a K-12 education is.  Like, why the heck are they still teaching cursive writing?  What do they really learn in art history class? Most people will never need this garbage.  Instead of advanced chemistry, maybe teach investing.  We haven’t refreshed the curriculum in decades, yet the skill set we need to be successful has changed dramatically.  Let’s make a K-12 education valuable again for the reality we are living in.  Most public schools fail to teach real skill and stick kids on an ipad[/quote]
Do you know what critical thinking is?  Can you understand that learning "x" isn't necessarily about "x"? Cursive handwriting improves the dynamic interplay of the left and right cerebral hemispheres, helps build neural pathways, improves fine motor skills, and increases mental effectiveness.
Chemistry not only exposes children to a possible career field but also teaches them about chemical reactions. Now they understand why you shouldn't combine bleach and ammonia.
Advanced chemistry is a high school elective, just like intro the finance / intro to entrepreneurship / business information management, all which cover investing. Do you even know what electives are offered in your local public high school? There are far more finance electives than art history electives. My sons' public schools did not stick them on an iPad and taught them "real skills." Beyond the "reading, writing, arithmetic" they learned financial literacy (which we had already taught them), "home" skills like cooking & sewing (which we had also taught them when they were younger), and many classes to discover career choices.
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