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[thoughtomator]

Unless time is a big concern, I'd go the route that brings big bucks. Which is college.

High school diplomas don't cut it anymore, neither do associates degrees really.

College degrees don't cut it anymore either - more than half of recent college graduates can't find a job.

The math on college degrees at this point is economically negative - in a pretty big way - excepting only highly technical fields where you can't get any sort of equivalent training elsewhere. For the vast majority of college students that doesn't apply.

College debt default rates are going parabolic due to this situation, but those who can't pay can't discharge the debt - they are stuck with it, and its compounding interest, forever.

[SpreadOfLiberty]

College degrees don't cut it anymore either - more than half of recent college graduates can't find a job.

The math on college degrees at this point is economically negative - in a pretty big way - excepting only highly technical fields where you can't get any sort of equivalent training elsewhere. For the vast majority of college students that doesn't apply.

College debt default rates are going parabolic due to this situation, but those who can't pay can't discharge the debt - they are stuck with it, and its compounding interest, forever.

A college student will still make more and is more likely to get hired than a high school graduate.

Not everybody should go to college. Somebody making High A's in AP classes would be wasting a huge opportunity if they didn't go.

[priest_of_syrinx]

I wouldn't go to college if it was paid for, but then again, I'm smarter than your average FEMA Youth.

I'm going to college because it's paid for...

[Professor8000]

Unless time is a big concern, I'd go the route that brings big bucks. Which is college.

High school diplomas don't cut it anymore, neither do associates degrees really.

For those that can't go for free, you can basically get your core class credits for free(after tax credits and stuff) at a community college which I highly recommend for people. Saves a ton of money. Also, kids can take "AP" classes in high school, where you can take a test and get college credit for about 80 dollars.

Don't get more student loan debt than you need. The "college experience" isn't worth the money, and you can have your experience but just for not as long.

I never graduated High School. I found it to be insulting that I should be forced to play a game and jump through hoops that are just there to help the school get more money. I left as soon as I turned 18. It was the best thing I ever did for myself. No employer has ever questioned my education. I currently make about $25k, but within a year I should have that doubled as I will be moving into Network Administration once I get my CCNA. Within 5 to 10 years I should be seeing around 6 figures. All of this without a stupid high school diploma and without any college.

[american.swan]

I'm sending my son to public school, but man I'm going to have to deprogram him every day when he comes home from school. I really want to homeschool but I'm a single father.

[Confederate]

Dude, that girl is obviously sucking off the teacher.

Seriously though: "He has 103 in Pre-Cal"

How can people get better than perfect scores these days? If a kid can get better than a 100, he should be skipped a grade, not given a 105. When I have kids, a 135 will be considered a shitty grade. The Fed must have started QE4 on grades.

Grade inflation to make kids feel extra special.

Grading should always be on a curve. If you get 98% on a test but the class average is 97% there is no way that should count as an A.

[Professor8000]

I'm sending my son to public school, but man I'm going to have to deprogram him every day when he comes home from school. I really want to homeschool but I'm a single father.

You need a partner to make it work. Family will do in a pinch, but a spouse is ideal.

[Tinnuhana]

There are several schools, especially for engineering, where there are 5-year plans (even without a scholarship), where the students are apprenticed out and the money they "earn" pays for tuition. Then, after graduation, they have good references and portfolios from these real companies they worked at.
If he's up to it, as someone mentioned, he can just go to college. A friend's daughter in 9th grade, wasn't allowed in the gifted program probably because her dress was too goth. She went and enrolled in a community college. Then she took each junior high text book back to the appropriate teacher and told them their services were no longer needed.
Also, you could look for colleges that are heavily endowed, but not by the government. Then you know that the money/scholarship you get is paid by people who donated it. I know Harvard gets gov't grants and all, but as an example, one student went in and did an informational interview and told the guy she knew she could never afford to go there. He said, "You have to understand: we decide we want you and then we talk about what you can afford."
Maybe he should just start looking.

[DamianTV]

"Just" is a Four Letter Word.

When someone says "Just" do this, or "Just" do that, consideration of that persons situations are usually not considered. My friends expect me to "Just" get married and settle down. Okay, to who? They say it like it is such an easy thing to accomplish. "Just" go to college. Why dont we say "Just" encure the financially equivilant burden of buying a house that provides absolutely no meaningful guarantee that the cost of that education will be afforded by a job that is not there. "Just" also has another underying implication, and that is to abide by the expectations of others.

When I hear the word "Just" any more, it is becoming increasingly offensive.