Education Level

[supermom111681]

I graduated from HS and had my first child 5 months later. I am still working on my associates degree and because I work full time and have two kids it's difficult, that's why I am technically still a freshman. Hopefully I will become a Sophomore by the end of this semester.

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[gilbertb11]

You know, one of the most successful people I know doesn't have a degree nor did he allow his son to go to college. The man claims that going to collegeprograms people to be subordinate, to work for someone else anddoesn't allow for "out of the box" thinking. I have to say though, this guy has to be one of the most travelled persons I know.

[Teachu2]

There are always exceptions to the rule, but the correlation between education and income is a strong one - and gets stronger every year. I graduated from college in 1980, worked out in the real world doing a wide variety of things until 1996, and quit a lucrative job to go back to school to become a teacher. Took me 5 years and a Master's degree to regain my former salary, but it was worth it to me. Turns out all those units of credit were worth something - our salary schedule is based on years of experience and units of college credit. My years of real-world experience have translated well to the school setting, giving me a perspective that is much different than teachers who went into teaching straight out of college.

I know people who have been very successful without college - but the world is making that harder and harder to do. Companies don't value long-term employees like they used to, and mergers/acquisitions cause disruptions of careers all the time. Regulation of small business makes it harder all the time to survive, and globalization creates further chaos. Skilled labor is still in demand (I weld on the side) but many skilled jobs are moving offshore.

People who excell in their fields will always be in demand. My neighbor is a weldor/fabricator known for quality work. He makes good money - $150K+ last year - but is starting to see serious health issues. He works 10-14 hours a day, usually 6 days a week. OTOH, my son will make that his 1st or 2nd year after finishing his Electrical Engineering degree.

[hbski]

ORIGINAL: Teachu2

......OTOH, my son will make that his 1st or 2nd year after finishing his Electrical Engineering degree.

150K 2 years out? doing what? starting BSEEs are getting 50-70k

[fordpartsguy]

i see dat twee ub us gots to pweeeskool. i dint wike it much, day make me take timeouts awl da time.

[C.Jay]

High school drop out. Completed h.s. in the Marine Corps. Went to a local jr. collage while stationed at Yuma and got a degree in applied mathematics. Started working for an industrial construction company right out of the Corps. Seems that math is a good thing to know if one wants to become a pipe-fitter. Started as a laborer and worked my way up to management.
Life is good now!

[zombie]

I put associates, but I don't actually have a degree...just enough credits to have one (been working on it since I joined the military...I'm on the 15 year Bachelor's degree program and counting).

Grammer and spellingiscertainly no indication of education; I've worked alongside folks with doctorates that wrote emails that sounded like a child wrote them.

[Qball]

Well don't take me wrong, I am not a geek by any means. After getting an Associates after high school and entering the workforce, I decided to change career paths and was hired by a police department. Being fortunate to have schooling paid for plus incentive money for your degrees in the field, I went back on a part time basis and earned a AS in Business w/ concentration in LE, a BS in Admin of Justice, and a MS in CJ. Goal when I retire is to RIDE More and maybe teach.

[Bagger Bob]

I have fond memories of school. The third grade were the best eight years of my life. They wouldn't let me go into the fourth grade because my father was still in that class because he was dating my mother who was the teacher. Some rule about two generations in the same class, go figure.

[Kirbygirll]

I graduated from high school, went immediately into Junior College as my family couldn't afford a big college, and I got my AA in Business. After that I lived life, married, divorced, raised kiddos, had many jobs, some good, some not so good, and 23 years later started back in college with only some of my credits transferring over...I'm now a junior at the Univ of Kansas, majoring in Behavioral Sciences..


and let me say...it's a tough job getting all of you hooligans to behave