This was just published in herenb in an education supplement aimed at helping high school students figure out what’s what with post-secondary education. Hence the not-so-Boston-Marriageish tone.
Dear High School Student:
So, you’re going to graduate this year. Congrats. It’s an exciting time – perhaps just as exciting as the whole cap-and-gown deal is planning what’s next. More than past generations, you are being bombarded with messages about making sensible decisions about what, if any, further schooling you pursue. You’re being urged to learn a trade or, if you simply must attend university, take a subject that will earn you a job when you’re finished. You need to know not only what you’re going to be when you grow up, but how you’re going to get there as quickly as possible.