Okay I'll start off by telling you all of my little story. I went into college at 18 years old all bright eyed and bushy tailed thinking "I'm going to be a teacher! I'm going to be the most awesome teacher there is and change lives for the better!" Fast forward the five year where I'm volunteering at after school programs finishing up my degree and hating every moment of it. But the one part I liked was counseling the kids. It was the one thing I did where I could see I was making a real difference in a kid's life and helping them make better decisions. That's where I was the most happy and the most fulfilled. Back then it was a lot harder to get financial aid if you already had a degree so I figured I'd stop and take a break because I ran in head first into getting the teaching degree and I didn't want to make the same mistake again. I knew I wanted to go into child psych but I wanted to do more research before jumping into another major and getting myself further in debt. Well then life happened and I wasn't able to go back to college right away either.
Another example my husband went to school for anthropology majoring in archeology (and no it isn't as exotic as you think it is. Indiana Jones is a filthy liar.) The pay is decent at best and he was never home because the only way you can make ends meet is if you NEVER stop working. When you get to one job you have to look for your next one. As you can imagine that got old pretty quick and he got a job back here at home working night shift at Wal-mart because he got tired of being away from me and his family all the time. He is now going back to college for a degree in computer programing while working now full-time for the state.
Now saddled with the debt of college on top of my other bills, rent, car, utilities, and misc. credit cards I'm not going to lie that sometimes money gets tight. But do you see me abandoning my job to squat out on the street and harass honest hardworking people? No! Do you see me complaining about how unfair my life is that I'm stranded without a college degree and all this debt to pay off? No! Do you see me rioting, littering, and turning to assault and battery? No! Do you see me blaming the rich, people that have worked hard to get where they are? No! I didn't abandon my job, my bills, or my family to complain about the poor education I received grades 5-12 and blame it on people that had nothing to do with it.
Do I agree with how colleges set up their curriculum? No, absolutely not. I don't believe that in order to be a Mathematician you have to take so many English, history, art, physical ed. or any other general education classes. What was the point of K-12 if you have to do this all again. Money is the reason why. It is ridiculous to waist anymore of these kids time and put them even further in debt. Just think how more efficient the states would run if colleges operated more like tech schools. You would go in for your field and only your field and only have to pay for the classes you needed, not the ones you were forced to take. Its not like I don't feel cheated because I do but sitting down, whining about it and turning to violence on innocent people is no solution either. All of you are stupid if you think this is getting you anywhere. Personally I hope you all get arrested and while you're in jail you should get the beating your parents never gave you. Here's some very good advice. Life is NOT fair. No one OWES you crap. And you do NOT get any awards for participating. The only good things you receive in life is doing good hard work and being a good person. Honestly where has camping out on a garbage infested street gotten you so far?
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