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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids like ours can still get trade jobs if they want. [/quote]

New level of cluelessness unlocked. Congrats.[/quote]

Sounds like you are clueless.  Be prepared to support your child through its senior years.  You enabled their degree in a field with limited prospects.  And you are the one with the inflated opinion of your kids being to good to be a carpenter, mechanic, HVAC tech.  Bet you can't or even ever taught your DC to change a tire.[/quote]

Uh, no. I’m saying that poster is clueless for saying “our kids can still get trade jobs if they want!” Yeah, I’m sure the IBEW apprenticeship program is chomping at the bit to hire Larlo after his four years at HYP didn’t land him his dream job[/quote]

Why would someone with a proven work ethic and mental aptitude be turned away from apprentice work?  Its not like the ranks of plumbers spent all of high school honing their welding skill and cosplaying Mario — its a job they fell into after they left high school. [/quote]

Ultimately she didn't go that route, but my wife was accepted to the IBEW apprenticeship program after four years of majoring in English at an Ivy. She does have decent math skills, which is important for being an electrician. [/quote]

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