The Associated Press has introduced us to Grayson Hart, who, a year after graduating high school, got a job directing a youth theater program instead of going to college. College enrollment dropped 8 percent from 2019 to 2022, and the AP says that’s a “crisis,” with economists saying the impact could be dire.
What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis as hundreds of thousands of young people opt to forgo college.
In dozens of interviews with @AP, educators, researchers and students described a generation jaded by education institutions. https://t.co/wT3zeD0SvP pic.twitter.com/ryN65zUjew
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 9, 2023
Collin Binkley shares Hart’s shocking story:
As a kid, Hart dreamed of going to Penn State to study musical theater. His family encouraged college, and he went to a private Christian high school where it’s an expectation.
But when classes went online, he spent more time pursuing creative outlets. He felt a new sense of independence, and the stress of school faded.
“I was like, ‘OK, what’s this thing that’s not on my back constantly?’” Hart said. “I can do things that I can enjoy. I can also do things that are important to me. And I kind of relaxed more in life and enjoyed life.”
He started working at a smoothie shop and realized he could earn a steady paycheck without a degree. By the time he graduated, he had left college plans behind.
So Hart’s not going to go into hundreds of thousands in debt to study musical theater? That is a crisis!
Crisis? It's a godsend.
— JWF (@JammieWF) March 9, 2023
sounds like a blessing
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 9, 2023
The face of a man in “crisis” pic.twitter.com/fqUHDlNDuE
— Jake Chapman (@JakeChapmanOM) March 9, 2023
Education equals crippling debt. Why are people surprised?
— Jennifer Jayroe (@mrsjayroe) March 9, 2023
Good for them! I made this calculation 28 years ago and never looked back.
— Marc Esadrian (@MarcEsadrian) March 9, 2023
Might be the best news I’ve seen for America in years.
— Calvin Coolidge (@CalvinC51245639) March 9, 2023
That’s concerning.
It should be millions.
— TopJimmy (@jp23mc) March 9, 2023
You love to see it.
— Sam (@truth4you2) March 9, 2023
How is this a crisis? They might become productive members of society instead!
— Matthew Dempsey (@Matthew40753531) March 9, 2023
This is great, the youth are waking up to the fact college for the vast majority of people is nothing more than an expensive indoctrination camp that leaves them in debt with no useful degree or job prospects.
— Only men can be trans women (@TJack303) March 9, 2023
— Al Bumin (@Langerhans_isle) March 9, 2023
Outstanding news!
— Name Cannot Be Blank (@TXVAHokie) March 9, 2023
Those dire consequences? “At worst, it could signal a new generation with little faith in the value of a college degree.”
Colleges did this to themselves. Students see the end product of this alleged education, their teachers, and they are not impressed. I can't blame them.
— Jumpin' Jehoshaphat! (@ok_2_disagree) March 9, 2023
So young people are actually doing a cost/benefit analysis and deciding the cost isn't worth the benefit.
— Aaron Shown (@shown_aaron) March 9, 2023
Good for these young people. Unless it’s a STEM degree it’s useless anyway. Better off learning a trade
— FluffaNuttah (@josht543) March 9, 2023
Sounds like hundreds of thousands of young people will be, ironically, smarter for it.
— Wolf 🇺🇸🐺 (@ThePatriotWolf) March 9, 2023
Sounds like a win for America to me. These winners won’t have student loans, won’t be indoctrinated by the left wing nuts of academia. Strong!!
— 8675309 (@EnoughUp) March 9, 2023
— Joshua Fontanilla (@joshfontanilla) March 9, 2023
“Most states are still collecting data on recent college rates, but early figures are troubling,” Binkley continues.
We wonder how much debt Binkley rode up getting that journalism degree so he could write this crap.
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