How to really address the mother of all problems.
Okay, we are basically done with high school. Which means that time consuming excuses as to why we can’t get ahead stop now. We are at a position where what you want to do vs what you need to do don’t compete anymore. You have to juggle them both.
This meaning that you have to find a way to make money while studying to keep your prescribed life plan in order. This is a whole lot more responsibility than high school has taught you, isn’t it? High school has to taught you how to keep out of poverty when you have money to protect. Not how to keep out of poverty when you don’t have anything to begin with. The modern social system has flaws. Loads of them. Even when the number of unemployed youth has tried to force change, the system remains because there is no other system known to work better. The government won’t tell 600 000 matriculants to not apply for student loans but to rather apply for business loans.
The current social system does not promote risk amongst the youth but it is understandable. That would only increase the number of youth unemployed . This now raises the question as to how do we change the social system to promote youth wealth without messing with the fundamental running of the country and its economy? Yes we do want as many young people in tertiary institutions as possible but increase the number of them who actually end up using their tertiary education in their lives. Accounting graduates are working in restaurants as waiters. Why is it that someone with such a sought after degree is doing soemthing so below them? I understand that the economy is tight and jobs are few. Why is it that someone who was professionally taught certain economic disciplines fails to find a way forward? The problem is foundation and secondary education.
Primary and high schools do not teach students how to really deal with the real problems that will arise in life. They do not teach real entrepreneurship, economic leadership or political savvy. All the things a young person would need to get ahead in the real life with or without a degree. What they do teach is how to follow rules and ask before standing up. They teach you chains of command from an early age. From class captain to teacher to head of grade to head of department to vice principal to principal to head of district to head of province and then eventually to the minister of basic education. From the onset you already have it configured in your mind that to get something done for yourself it has to be approved by a chain of people “above you”.
The current social system has to be broken from its roots. We need to stray away from the idea that the only way to succeed is to piggy back on education. Education is vital but only when you get to choose how you educate yourself and then eventually how you choose to implement your education. Really no one is to blame for this. Everyone (government) is doing what they know best. There will always be someone (me) to say otherwise and provide an alternative route to your financial wellbeing.
Educate yourself from a young age in ways that you think will be beneficial to your future but do not shy away from formal education. Any education is used fundamentally to solve problems. So be sure that the one you chose is the right one to solve the problems that you will face in your early adulthood.
