News, College for all? Experts say not necessarily.

[John23]

Originally Posted by bluebelt1234

Excellent post. Some kids don't want to go to college and are happy with a high school diploma. We need to be educating these kids about their options. No, college isn't the only way to success. Kids should be educated about community college, vo-tech schools, welding schools, the military, Job Corps, or options for finding a decent job after high school. Kids may find they are happiest being an entrepreneur after high school. We don't educate kids about these options and we certainly need to start.

The lack of entrepreneurship taught in highschool is very troubling to me.

I remember in the 90's, I learned almost nothing about business. Nothing practical that I could apply afterwards, like how to get a business license, permits, regulations, etc. I think the lack of information creates a barrier for students. It over intimidates them. "Well, if I didn't learn anything about permits or regulations, then it must be hard." I think there's sort of a false wall put up when you're between the ages of 18-22. You don't know enough to start a business practically. 60-80% of your momentum in life is from teachers or counselors (who probably guided you towards college). A lot of missed opportunity there.

I bet a quarter of a typical highschool could be very business savvy, if given the right skills.

[rya700]

I can't believe how many people who have bachelor degrees are going back to CC's to get 'applied sciences' associate degreea so they can actually go get a decent job.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by John23

Nothing practical that I could apply afterwards, like how to get a business license, permits, regulations, etc. I think the lack of information creates a barrier for students.

This information is easily available all a student has to do is google "How to start a business in X" and they will find tons of information, phone numbers of people to call, etc.

The real issue is much deeper than simple knowledge about how to start a business, its how others in your community think about business. Working-class communities generally have a negative view of business as a result the drive to start businesses is not there to begin with.