Gen Z is Ditching College and Heading for the Trades
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Makes sense since AI is taking over white collar jobs.
I told my nephew he should consider learning carpentry - as a backup in case his dream of writing another "star wars" blockbuster doesn't pan out right away. He ridiculed me for such an outrageous suggestion - and is heading off to college (after taking Creative Writing 101 in community college four times.)
"after taking Creative Writing 101 in community college four times" LOL🐸
And the last time, he used AI to write a paper and got caught. ;)
Plumbers, electricans, steam fittes make absolute bank.
More here. https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/05/powering-americas-future-president-trumps-policies-fuel-historic-demand-for-skilled-american-workers/
Excellent!
The children really do yern for the mines
This is a step in the drection against the problems of higher ed
But we have to deregulate education and industry. School should be higher quality, cheaper, and not necessarily required for a lot of jobs
MDVA - Make Degrees Valuable Again
Too many colleges.
Too many junk degrees.
This is good to hear!
Smartest thing they can do!
This is the best thing they can do.
Maybe advanced education needs to crash. Pop the bubble and let the woke, money grabbing colleges fail. The best educators can then rise up through the ashes to create a new and worthwhile system.
Hallelujah