Great choice - you can make a good living, you are outsource-proof, AI-proof, and entering a profession that is going to be in high demand with limited supply of experienced people.
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& if he ever wants to get higher education, he can pay for it himself & take classes over years-- there's no limit on how long you take to get a BA or BS degree. & we uni/community college teachers LOVE mature students! 👍
aug 7, 2025, 3:59 pm • 57 0 • view
Yeah I did undergrad at a school with lots of nontraditional students and they all knew why they wanted to be there. It makes a real difference in how seriously they take the classes.
aug 7, 2025, 4:03 pm • 47 0 • view
In Australia & Aotearoa/NZ many students take a gap year (or 2 or 3) & travel & work in Europe & Asia before going to uni. Of course, it helps that both countries have livable wages & citizens can get student work visas in Europe.
aug 7, 2025, 4:04 pm • 31 0 • view
Many of the trades and unions will help a person continue education while on the job
aug 7, 2025, 6:54 pm • 1 0 • view
My friends in law school who were in their 40s got the BEST jobs after we graduated.
aug 8, 2025, 12:54 am • 3 0 • view
I'm an alumna of a polytechnic, went on to grad school, and just came back to teach there. it always tickled me that my old appliance repair guy and I went to the same school. I also run into horticulture grads who work for the Parks Board.
aug 7, 2025, 6:54 pm • 1 0 • view
Yeah one of my friends is an electrician and has been very happy with it for those reasons.
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