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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A year in an entry level job in a trade would be a great experience before either continuing or deciding to go to college. I always planned to go to college but after spending the summer after HS graduation working in a warehouse I was especially motivated. [/quote]

Exactly!  I worked the summer before college for Sat/Sun in a fast food joint (along with a full time job during the week).  IMO every kid should be required to do so for 3-4 months.  Not that I needed motivation (I was attending a T10 university as a double major), but man, you quickly realize how mind numbing it is and that the workforce is filled with idiots (or at least 2/3 of them).  let's see, I worked with one person who was going to start their 3rd time in Junior year in HS that fall (30+ years ago---HS is not that difficult).  I worked with people who had worked there for 2+ years and yet had never been allowed to run the cash register and take orders (this was back when people actually used cash, and you had to make change--and balance the register with the payments at end of shift---they were not allowed because manager didn't trust them to not loose money with all of that) .  So yes, working a lower level job that doesn't require even a HS degree is motivation for a kid to find a path---be it college or a trade.  [/quote]

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