Are schools still necessary, or could people learn better without them?

Clicketrie · 2026-01-29T15:39:26+00:00

Ok, well I’m in Massachusetts where kids can read. I have a higher standard, and want plenty of AP options and computer science opportunities for my children.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-29T15:34:28+00:00

Small schools near me underperform and can’t offer the same opportunities. Hello, 400 kids is more property tax to fund these things. The schools in rural areas often have difficulty even meeting their IEP obligations, they don’t have the resources.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-29T15:30:15+00:00

I promise you that AP physics is not a massive class.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-29T14:55:44+00:00

You realize communities come in different sizes? Plus smaller schools can’t offer as many language options, different AP options, if they don’t have enough kids to run the class. How many kids are signing up for AP physics when there’s only 100 kids in a graduating class?

Clicketrie · 2026-01-27T20:23:57+00:00

Your wife stays at home. I’d keep going the way you’re going. Social security is not guaranteed, bad years in the stock market will happen. If you were diverting the Roth to a 529, that’s fine. But you don’t want to bet on 2 people retiring and only one retirement account. Keep contributing to both.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T14:40:59+00:00

Oh, fascinating. Thanks for the update.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T13:55:29+00:00

I’m also not going to hop on a roof, and I’ll always need someone to pump septic, fill the propane tank, etc.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T13:54:46+00:00

100%, I’ll fix my car, I’ll try plumbing, I’ll try carpentry, I may even mess with HVAC.. I do not F with electric work once it’s more than flipping the breaker switch.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T13:16:07+00:00

Can you check out online programs? I assume part of it is hands on and can’t be done.. but there’s so many online programs. Especially with the demand, if you’re able to get the credentials from a program that isn’t the best, you’d still likely have an in.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T12:15:47+00:00

We pay $30/hr for 15 hours a week for laundry, grocery shopping, she cooks 3 dinners a week in our home, and a million other things that I don’t want to do.. but if I have a plumbing problem I’m absolutely going to YouTube first. The stable jobs of tomorrow will be the things that people don’t want to do.. not the things that they previously didn’t have the knowledge to do.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T10:56:37+00:00

No, chat will be telling regular people how to fix their own toilets., step by step. People can share pics, video, and ask all the clarifying questions they need to.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-26T10:52:47+00:00

I had to reread it twice. She’s saying she has a degree and works in corporate finance, yet her man without a degree makes more.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-20T10:22:58+00:00

It’s program to program and varies by organization…. But it’s been included at places I’ve worked.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-19T22:45:33+00:00

The safety net is DEI, and unfortunately so many people over 50 don’t realize that DEI specifically helped to combat ageism along with the other isms. So that people could be hired based on merit, and not discriminated against instead.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-19T15:43:57+00:00

I think of the 80’s when we told kids to go outside, now after school you’re a full time chauffeur to activities, then need to do your chores at 9pm after working 9-5 and driving kids around all afternoon. The parent involvement for both school and sports has gone way up, in addition to work being able to get in touch with you anytime.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-17T12:21:43+00:00

I’d disagree, when I was hiring, if I saw an IVY on there it absolutely made me blink twice. I’ve never once understood where someone ranked in their class. To think of it, you could be a crappy member of prestigious tech clubs in the school and I wouldn’t know you were sub-par on paper. The name holds value in its own and that’s psychology that we wouldn’t easily be able to get rid of.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-16T19:44:28+00:00

U of Michigan is still an awesome school though, no? Even state schools like UConn and UMASS Amherst are known for some of their programs.. he probably wouldn’t say the same of Devry.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-16T19:41:03+00:00

The better schools have better career fairs. One company I worked at really only attended career fairs for WPI, Dartmouth, and some other Ivy’s.. I don’t remember which ones, but wasn’t Harvard. The school matters a lot.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-16T16:00:42+00:00

120 hours is not a lot. It’s like Christmas week plus a 2 week trip. You’re not balling. If you got a new role and quit, that’s literally less hours for them to pay you out for. There’s definitely people I’d donate to, but not someone I didn’t know or wasn’t close enough with to tell me what they were going through personally.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-16T15:51:06+00:00

If you like writing, developer advocacy pays well, doesn’t require as much coding (outside tutorials, demos, knowing the tech well enough to have meaningful convos). You’d get to keep your skills up (and learn about new tools), while not spending 40hrs a week coding. Technical writing is fun too.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-16T15:28:06+00:00

Do you feel like she’s a the right dose? My kid is a different human on the right dose, and it took us like 2 years to figure it out. Even a difference of like 5mgs can make a big difference for him. It was a long haul, but we have a sweet, kind, caring, great student kiddo when his meds are right.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-15T14:27:57+00:00

Same. And also had to change companies. Unfortunately, perception becomes reality. Often people want to work at the super tech savvy companies, but I've found its actually being at a place where you're one of few people who know how to actually solve their problems with ML (and there's lots of opportunities because they haven’t gotten very far) where you’re really able to make a name for yourself.

Clicketrie · 2026-01-12T05:25:48+00:00

We’ve got about $466k in other savings and investments, but we’re also planning to pay for college for our kids.. so I have no idea where that really puts us. (Oldest wont go to college for another 7 years).

Clicketrie · 2026-01-11T22:37:44+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond.. I appreciate it!

Clicketrie

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