Today everyone seems obsessed with sending their kids to college, Why? Don’t get me wrong, if you have any thoughts of a professional career, college is a must. But college is not for everyone.
First of all, many of our teenagers had a rough enough time getting through high school and many of those who were GIVEN a diploma need remedial english, math and more when they get into college. Why would you expect them to do any better in college. In most cases they’ll be removed from home, miss your oversight, advice, direction and encouragement and be exposed to greater peer pressure, coed dorms, beer busts, etc.
I went to school with people who couldn’t spell logarithm but could take an automobile apart and put it back together during lunch break. We’ve heard about the computer nerds who couldn’t handle a structured classroom but wound up high tech millionaires. What about those people who can build a house from a stand of trees or those who can’t stop tinkering with items to find out what makes them work, or how to improve them? I could go on but you get the idea. Forcing a reluctant and/or unqualified teenager into a college retards or at least delays their quest for a career.
Worried about their earning capacity? Take a look at your auto repair, plumbing, carpentry, electrical, electronic and other homeowner service costs, just to mention a few. Who will drive the trucks, buses, trains, build your houses, sell your cars, farm your produce, truck your merchandise to market, etc.,you get the idea.
Check out the stores in your immediate area. Forget about the chains. The small to medium sized stores are usually owned and operated by average people with a drive to succeed. Small businesses are the heart and soul of this country.
Last but not least, most of our young people are not equipped to cope with the overwhelming number of Communist and Socialist Professors they’ll find in most colleges. I couldn’t count the number of parents who have complained to me that they sent a rational, God fearing, patriotic teenager off to college only to receive a left wing lunatic in return. If the students don’t accept the ravings of these “educators” they’re ridiculed in class and soon discover that confrontation results in lower grades.
If you must send your kids to college prepare them, teach them to oppose brain washing and resist the “secularprogressives” and stand up to radical professors. A Junior College close to home might be your best option.
Fred J. Huebner, Jr.
About Me
I’ve been publishing and editing regional magazines and weekly newspapers for over 30 years and have been writing Real Estate, Sports, Political and General Interest columns in “View From The Street” for more than 40 years.
During the past several years I’ve read a number of books by Conservative, Libertarian, Republican, Independent, and even Progressive writers that I felt obligated to pass on to friends, relatives, and acquaintances. I made it a point to follow up these gifts only to learn that most of the recipients never got past the first chapter for a variety of reasons. Most often I was told that the writer failed to catch the interest of or convince the reader of the soundness of their argument and thus lost the opportunity to gain a supporter.
While many have questioned my style, I’ve consistently been able to gain the attention of any audience and most of the time get my point(s) across. I may split an infinitive, dangle a participle and frequently use a comma to allow my readers to catch a breath, but readers of my columns never had any doubt about where I stood on any subject.
I’m a fiscal and social conservative all the time, a Republican most of the time and oppose the ACLU and other “progressives” even in my sleep. I support the Melting Pot approach rather than the Diversity fad and have never learned how to stand mute in the face of idiocy.
I’ve been motivated by the number of LIES the general public has come to accept as fact, simply because they have been repeated ad nauseam by the media and others. Readers may love me or hate me, but I’ve yet to meet anyone who was indifferent to my columns.
Fred J. Huebner Jr.
Contact Me
Feel free to send any comments/questions to my e-mail: fredhuebner@comcast.net
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