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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the comments here are disheartening. College should be where students discover the options available to them and broaden their horizons. I understand that most see it now as vocational training and so I guess OP and most of you are aligned in your thinking. OP's kid seems like she is searching for where her passion is and is seeing it as being teaching. While I am amazed where the teachers at my DD's high priced private went to school/where their (sometimes multiple) degrees are from - I am also amazed at how happy and well rounded so many are.

Being a parent and choosing to pay for college (which I certainly will do) I believe means giving your child the freedom to continue their education, make choices that they feel reflect their goals. IF you only want to pay for college that seem destined for a job at least own that you are paying for job training so your kids know what your goals and expectations are for the money[/quote]

Your comment makes sense if college was free or very cheap.   In fact, if Universal income was in place, and college was free, I'd still be in college at 50.  At 70K/year, one year of private school is about a year of retirement expense for the average couple (more elsewhere in the US).  Assuming an average family of 2 kids and 8 years of college that's 8 years of retirement for a private school and maybe 4 for in-state public schools.

Are you willing to sacrifice 4 years of your life for your adult children to "broaden their horizons" without a purpose?  If so, go ahead.

In the meantime, most colleges are laughing all the way to the bank..  Their student-to-employee ratio is about 2:1 (not student to faculty), their salaries are through the roof (google salaries at your public university), and they all claim to be non-profit while profiting off your fears and childish indoctrinations.  In other countries (including your European home world) kids enter college knowing exactly what they want to do, and guess what, they all lead happy, productive lives after college.[/quote]

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