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Originally Posted by Azure
Well that is the point, isn't it? Because we sit around and wait till kids finish high school and then allow them to decide what they want to do, many of them make poor decisions.
In Europe, kids are already on career paths when they turn 15.
North American kids have been brainwashed by the elite that college & university with that humanities degree is the way to get a job when it is clearly a load of crap.
Like I said, there is a massive attitude problem among our teachers and guidance councilors. Even in small town Alberta we were told 'university is a must', or 'you will never amount to anything if you don't do post secondary.' Most successful kids in my class are in the trades.
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Having been through high school and then university more recently than probably 90% of this board, I can tell you that isn’t really the way it goes (at least in Canada). There is a lot of understanding over what degrees do what, what kind of jobs you need a degree for, and what kind you don’t, and a place like Sait is held up as just as important as U of C.
I was certainly never told, not were any of my peers, that university was a must and that we would never amount m to anything otherwise. Perhaps high school 30-40 years ago was different.
As for Europe, it appears they go through similar things to what you describe as a North American problem:
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/...ent-in-europe#
This includes a perceived bias against trades and lack of options after school due to inefficient University programs.