<p>Haven’t read the article yet, but the topic seems interesting. I have 2 sons. One has worked since he was 16. He is now 21 and has been at the same company for almost 3 years. He has been part time 20-25 hours or more, a lot of the time he has been more like 35 hours. He has been going to CC during this time and got his AS in Business and is a junior at the local Univ. He is still working 35 hours at a home improvement store. I thik he is officially full-time now. He has dropped courses now and then, and next spring will be taking only 4 so he can keep his job. </p>
<p>My point was that he is taking it a little slower than others, but still enrolled full-time. He should be set to get a management position by the time he graduates, or at least a dept mgr before that. What’s the rush anymore? My neighbor took summer classes and extra classes to graduate “on-time”. All she’s done is work part-time in a pizza place. SHe wants to be a teacher. My son will have earned more in school than she will her first year of work IF she gets a job. I think part-time school may be the way to go. It lets people earn money while they’re in school. It may spread out tuition costs, and when they graduate maybe they will already have a job, or at least something on the resume.</p>
<p>Does that make any sense?</p>
<p>S2 has barely worked. He is the athlete. He has just started to go full-time and won’t work if he’s playing because I doubt he could do it all. He may graduate “on-time” but I bet S1 has the better job sooner after he graduates than S2 will.</p>
<p>Oh yes, S1 lives home. We pay insurance and tuition because we believe we should pay tuition and we pay insurance as incentive to stay in school. He has been banking lots of $. I bet he has more saved than many adults. $$ drives him. Problem is he’d rather work than get educated, but luckily is seeing that they go together in the long run.</p>
<p>Sorry for rambling</p>