Could not agree more! Keep writing these, please! It gives me hope that maybe I'm not going crazy. I will need you, to keep me sane during the 4th Reich.
My UCLA degree is bar none the smartest thing I've ever done, even more so than being a lawyer or a 3 decade career as a child abuse prosecutor. College is NECESSARY for democracy!! Thanks so much, Jessica
Really interesting and insightful as ever Jessica! It's a debate we have in our home on the regular - I was University educated, my husband left school with a few qualifications and went on to make an amazing career for himself. I'm not sure a University education is a pre-requisite and certainly here in the UK it is becoming unaffordable for many, however I found your stats fascinating and thought provoking. Can you share how you pay for a girl's education? I feel like that's something I'd like to do. x
Thanks for your thoughts, Louise. It is a very controversial topic, but one I have only recently drawn a line in the sand about where we stand for our family. Every family is different, as is every child. That said, I have met very few people who regret a university degree but handfuls who wished they had gone. For the last 3 years, Avalon has been lucky because she got financial aid as it was based on the Covid years when our income plummeted. She also has a bundle of scholarships, which helps tremendously. We do not pay even close what is the full tuition, it will increase next year which will be a hard year for us. We work hard, live frugal and require our kids to work while in uni as we cannot send them money for extras, they have to pay all that on their own. Hope this helps.
It's so interesting to understand how other education systems work! When I went to Uni (more than twenty years ago now) tuition was free, grants were available to help the cost of living and student loans were relatively cheap borrowing. Now, the costs are incredibly high and most students in the UK walk away with masses of debt. Thank you for sharing! And, my apologies, I re-read my question and realised it wasn't very clear - you mentioned you pay towards a girl's education in Africa, via a charity I assume and I did wonder who you did that through. x
Could not agree more! Keep writing these, please! It gives me hope that maybe I'm not going crazy. I will need you, to keep me sane during the 4th Reich.
My UCLA degree is bar none the smartest thing I've ever done, even more so than being a lawyer or a 3 decade career as a child abuse prosecutor. College is NECESSARY for democracy!! Thanks so much, Jessica
And I will keep writing! Thanks for the encouragement.
Thank you for this comment and your years of fighting for children. What are we if we cannot protect our children. Besos.
Fantastic post!!! Loved every sentence.
Awh, thanks that means so much to me.
Really interesting and insightful as ever Jessica! It's a debate we have in our home on the regular - I was University educated, my husband left school with a few qualifications and went on to make an amazing career for himself. I'm not sure a University education is a pre-requisite and certainly here in the UK it is becoming unaffordable for many, however I found your stats fascinating and thought provoking. Can you share how you pay for a girl's education? I feel like that's something I'd like to do. x
Thanks for your thoughts, Louise. It is a very controversial topic, but one I have only recently drawn a line in the sand about where we stand for our family. Every family is different, as is every child. That said, I have met very few people who regret a university degree but handfuls who wished they had gone. For the last 3 years, Avalon has been lucky because she got financial aid as it was based on the Covid years when our income plummeted. She also has a bundle of scholarships, which helps tremendously. We do not pay even close what is the full tuition, it will increase next year which will be a hard year for us. We work hard, live frugal and require our kids to work while in uni as we cannot send them money for extras, they have to pay all that on their own. Hope this helps.
It's so interesting to understand how other education systems work! When I went to Uni (more than twenty years ago now) tuition was free, grants were available to help the cost of living and student loans were relatively cheap borrowing. Now, the costs are incredibly high and most students in the UK walk away with masses of debt. Thank you for sharing! And, my apologies, I re-read my question and realised it wasn't very clear - you mentioned you pay towards a girl's education in Africa, via a charity I assume and I did wonder who you did that through. x