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So basically almost 500 bucks for a piece of paper that she can wipe her ass with. Because that degree will not lead to a better job. And no college that isn't also a scam will accept that high school diploma.
Probably cheaper to get a GED and at least you can attend college with that and get the same amount of jobs.
How sad and not surprised to see that state allowing this. Fucking "christian schools" what Fucking scam.
The crazy shit is, while this is clearly fraudulent as all hell, it's a totally legal high school diploma in Louisiana.
These people all have, as far as the state is concerned, completed high school. It's an absolute clown show
Louisiana just showing how dumb they can be I guess.
Worth noting this is newsworthy specifically because the current Speaker of the House strongly supports this entire initiative.
Of course he is christofascist and it is his state.
I'm willing to bet that most employers that only require a highschool diploma don't actually bother to check what highschool it's from or that the person actually graduated.
Of course and trust me that aren't well paying jobs. Been in the job market for 30 years with nothing but a GED. Even worked jobs that require high-school diploma required. They don't check just put down last school I attended.
But they weren't living wage jobs either. College degree jobs are the only well paying gigs and she won't get that.
There are jobs that pay decently with only a highschool diploma. They're called trades. You just start off low and work your way up. As long as you have some basic mechanical knowledge (which you can easily get from a factory job) they will teach you the rest on the job. Hell, I've only been a refrigeration tech for a bit over 2 years now and while I'm not super wealthy I do make enough that I was able to buy a cheap house in my area on my own.
The idea that you can't make money without a college degree needs to die. That idea was always beat into my head all through highschool. But dropping out of college is the best decision I ever made. The world needs plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, and mechanics just as much as it needs programmers and accountants. Right now theres even a shortage of trades people because for the past few decades schools haven't even been presenting it as an option and the existing workforce is retiring.
People who are getting there degrees this way won't be a damn at trades. And trades in my area are dying because they pay shit. Oklahoma pays crap for tradesman hence why they are "retiring". Btw no one in trades I see retite they work until they die to me that sucks.