Your point about education hit the mark with me. I was raised in a poor family with only high school educations. Fortunately for me, the Calif state college system was very inexpensive and I decided to attend while working nights. I recall paying about $50 for a load of classes and $100 for (used) books per semester. This was just be…
Your point about education hit the mark with me. I was raised in a poor family with only high school educations. Fortunately for me, the Calif state college system was very inexpensive and I decided to attend while working nights. I recall paying about $50 for a load of classes and $100 for (used) books per semester. This was just before Reagan came into office in Calif and began the trashing the system. I (and my wife) were fortunate to both get degrees and begin careers while raising a family.
It was Reagan that stump my formal education and that of many other friends and relatives. Took me a while longer but while not easy, I overcame the battle.
Your point about education hit the mark with me. I was raised in a poor family with only high school educations. Fortunately for me, the Calif state college system was very inexpensive and I decided to attend while working nights. I recall paying about $50 for a load of classes and $100 for (used) books per semester. This was just before Reagan came into office in Calif and began the trashing the system. I (and my wife) were fortunate to both get degrees and begin careers while raising a family.
Yes, if you are a certain age (Reagan was in business as Governor when I was at UC) you feel like you dodged a bullet!
Of course it hit the three children who are still saddled with debt in their 40s and 50s.
It was Reagan that stump my formal education and that of many other friends and relatives. Took me a while longer but while not easy, I overcame the battle.