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October 10, 2014
Title: What Good is a College Degree Anymore?
Topic: College Graduates Living at Home
Discussed by Dr. Thomas Lindsay
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Part 1 of 2
Do you have an adult child who has graduated from college in recent years? If
so, where are they now?
Do you have a high school senior preparing to head off to college next year?
Have they picked a major? Have they researched what careers might be available
for them when they graduate college?
Dr. Thomas Lindsay is the Director of the Center for Higher Education at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation and editor of
www.SeeThruEdu.com .
Dr. Lindsay says the statistics are shocking in regards to unemployment or
underemployment for college graduates. You’d be surprised at how many are living
back home with their parents and even more stunned at how many adult children
are still living off of their parent’s paycheck. (HINT: 23 percent of 2012
college graduates are still unemployment or underemployment two years after
graduation.)
On a side note: Dr. Lindsay discusses how he believes it is a good idea for high
school graduates to take a year off before they attend college. He suggests they
get a job – or several jobs – to experience “real life”. Not everyone is fit for
college. Some should even consider attending a trade school to become an
electrician, plumber, or carpenter. Listen in as Dr. Lindsay and host Terry
Lowry discuss this subject.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - What Good is a College Degree Anymore?
Topic: College Graduates Living at Home
Discussed by Dr. Thomas Lindsay
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
The average student debt for graduating seniors is now $29,400! The monthly
payments over 6-7 years is the equivalent of a car note! If they cannot find a
job, however, or are one of the lucky ones who actually is working but only 20
hours a week, how are they supposed to be able to afford that, in addition to
rent, car insurance, car payment, electricity, cell phones, and food?
Many
thought that once they graduated college they would also graduate from eating
Ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese every day. Boy, are they surprised when
they get out in the “real world” and are living on less than they did in
college!
Dr. Lindsay doesn’t want to be all negative. He says that there are many
students who graduate high school, go immediately into college, know what they
want to major, graduate college in four years with little debt, and find a great
job immediately. It does happen. But it is becoming less and less of the norm.
Dr. Thomas Lindsay just wants to send out a warning to parents and their
children: Know what you want before you begin the process. Be smart. Choose the
right college according to what your major is. Junior colleges are great places
to start. Get a job while you’re in college. Don’t borrow too much money. Make
connections with the right people. And work hard.
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May 16, 2013
Title: Congrats! You’re a College Graduate! Now What?
Topic: College Graduates Living at Home
Discussed by Rich Tucker
with The Heritage Foundation (www.Heritage.org)
President Obama has been spouting off how “they” want tyranny and how “they” don’t want anyone to be creative or think for themselves. Well, Mr. President, Mr. Rich Tucker begs to differ. You, sir, Mr. President, are the deceiver. In your world, Mr. President, people are only given 2 choices in life: be a loner and do things for yourself or rely on the government for everything.
“We”, Mr. President, that is, the “right-wing, bible-thumping, baby-loving, family-values, gun-toting, Christians” are the people believe in voluntary, religious, and family organizations, not government-run institutions.
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