And to add a post script...education is now a lifetime thing. It never stops!
The world is changing so rapidly that an education in one field isn't enough to last a life time. It might only last 10 years.
We must all retrain regularly to stay on top. The profound change will come when wisdom itself is recognized for its value. Then the older, more experienced folk will get their full reward.
I received my FAA A&P license from the aviation maintenance program at ENMU-Roswell, NM, in 1978.....when they handed me my FAA license the instructor said....”This is a license to LEARN!”.
On another note, not everyone will succeed academically, it’s just the facts.....and when are they going to kill the notion that everyone needs a higher education degree?
There is a whole lot of infrastructure that needs maintaining that old guys like me will continue to make more money than college graduates due to this fact.
Trades can be expanded upon including obtaining a BS degree while they gain experience....making them more valuable than graduates coming out of higher learning.
Better money in the beginning and better money on down the road.
However, all of this requires a certain level of discipline that I don’t see in the youngun’s in general.
They want toys now.
I didn’t get my first Mustang until 2007. It was a long wait, but worth it.