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Education is one of the things I am willing to pay for as a parent. I want to show them that I value it and that I want them to have a good education.
Obviously, this also requires that you take an active interest in their education. If you're just one of those parents that doesn't care what they do, but just give them money, then that's probably not gonna work out.
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What kind of education do you consider worth the money?
I have a serious issue with colleges nowadays. They really seem rotten to the core, not to mention astronomically expensive. It all just screams FIAT.
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Support pretty much unconditionally: math, engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, economics or finance
Support conditionally: biological or environmental science, philosophy, history, political science, art, music, film and theatre (these subjects will depend on the school and the child's personality and goals)
Probably wouldn't support: literature, journalism, anything ending in "studies"
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There's a public university close to where I live. They spend an insane amount of money sending out flyers in mail about what they're doing, all kinds of puff pieces about how great they are.
I wonder about the finances of all this. It sure feels like something is off.
I just got an expensively produced magazine from the university yesterday, with all kinds of pieces about the different types of research that the university is involved in. Some of it had to do with nutrition, very advanced high tech stuff, supposedly.
But I was thinking to myself...if the government (and also lots of universities) didn't promote the crappy food that they're promoting, we wouldn't have 80% of the health issues that we have now.
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I wonder about the finances of all this. It sure feels like something is off.
Do they have a big athletics program? A lot of the money for this stuff comes from athletics, in the U.S. at least. I don't like it, but people like sportsball... that's just how it is.
But I was thinking to myself...if the government (and also lots of universities) didn't promote the crappy food that they're promoting, we wouldn't have 80% of the health issues that we have now.
Yep that's why biological sciences (which includes nutrition) are fields that I'm more hesitant about. I forgot to mention psychology & behavioral sciences, which would include Education. That's also in the maybe category.
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Nice breakdown.
I would hope that my kids were wise enough to find another path; travel, start business, trade school, interns, maybe Peterson Academy etc
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Trade schools and apprenticeships may be the future, even for white collar jobs. AI is really making classroom education seem a bit pointless.
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The problem is, if you save it for them and they inherit it without any consequences, will they understand the value of it? That is the problem that I will have to face in the future. But I will stack sats regardless, but it may not go to them. We will see as we approach the future, and hopefully it doesnt come for a long time.