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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So glad my youngest is a history major. We’re going to need people who know US history as our democracy crumbles and history is erased. But, he already has a lot of money, so maybe it will be public service, or who knows what he’ll do. [/quote]

I am happy to have two history majors among my kids, but OMG shut up.  Enough with the sanctimonious melodrama. [/quote]

It’s a very poor choice when the kid has options. At least have him get a two year Associate Degree and cover most of his gen Ed requirement or finish a four year degree in business. Once he has his degree, he can go be a plumber, electrician or technician. The trades are very difficult on your body. When you are injured in your 30s or feel you just can’t do it anymore in your 40s and 50s, you have few options. He won’t be comfortable going back to school at that point. His options will be cashier at Home Depot, Target or Walmart. If he has a four year degree then he can pivot and he has a wider skillset.

I saw this back in the 90s managing an IT department. There were lots of young LAN administrators and PC specialists who were so excited to be making what they thought was good money and avoiding college. Within 5-10 years, they were very unhappy. Their pay wasn’t rising like the educated staff who were promoted into higher level roles. They could make lateral moves elsewhere but the pay wasn’t rising the same. When the technology that they had become an expert in faded away they were laid off and went to work at Best Buy.

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