Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
You’re a success story and fair play to you.

I’ve seen the other side of the experience with people leaving uni and ending up ill prepared for their future due to choosing idiotic subject matter.

My brothers daughter has done extremely well and got a good degree and now works in law, she knew what she wanted from a young age and pursued the subjects she needed.

Her brother is a labourer and had to fight his mother NOT to go to uni.

All her friends kids were going and she made him feel like a failure for not going.

He’s a bloody good labourer and will end up being a good, self employed builder.

I admire him for standing his ground and not being a badge of honour for his mum.

I applaud his sister too.

This must be an exception as not heard of a parent insisting on a child go to uni. You only go to uni if your bright as even with the lesser weight subjects you still need A levels or equivalent. Another reason why in my eyes the older generation like myself had it so much easier than the kids of today - uni in those days was free and easy too for a step on the housing ladder where now a 50 grand salary won’t get you far!

Good thing about a degree is that some kids don’t grow up until their 30’s or p iss about but can always revisit their degree ie go into teaching on a one year course etc as many do.

Degrees are not everything or for everyone though as you mention trades. In this area most really good trades are on easily £300 plus a day. Even the Harrogate handywoman who is massively booked up is on a day rate of £360 and you could look this up for yourself!