I got married at 19 (I'm 20 now), and that's pretty young 'round these parts. I remember how people were astonished that I would get married so "young" instead of going to college and finding my career. Even my Grandma (who got married at 18!) voiced her concern.
Now, this is gonna sound horrible, but I never wanted to go to college. I wasn't too interested in careers either. But if I was going to have a career, I didn't want to have to go to college for it.
I think that if I haven't gotten enough edumication (joke there) by the time I've gotten out of highschool, then I'm pretty hopeless. I really wish people would depend less on college degrees (which mean very little when it comes to putting things into practice) and more on the actual talent of the individual. (There are exceptions to this-- such as fields like medicine, etc.)
One of the things I wish our society emphasized is apprenticeship programs [instead of college]. I think this is much better than college (in certain fields) because it promotes PRACTICAL skills and gives experience (something most jobs require anyway). I mean, if parents and the government and ourselves have to pay to learn, we might as well learn things we're actually going to USE.
I know, I know, it's such a horrible thing to be dissing college. We're all taught that college is the end all to end all for edumication (hehe). If ya don't go to college your dumb and you'll never get anywhere in life.
Well, ya know what? Just because everyone says it, doesn't mean it's the best way to do things.
