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My high school counselors frequently came by classes and spoke about college---while they didn't talk about the financials in detail, they easily could have. It

My high school counselors frequently came by classes and spoke about college---while they didn't talk about the financials in detail, they easily could have. It'd be as simple as doing a quick calculation on the board of how long it will take to pay off some amount of debt. Now whether that advice would stick in the students' heads, I don't know, but they should at least try. There's also high school economics classes that should be discussing this. I was required to take one and my teacher actually did a better job of explaining the cost of college than the counselors.

vacri 13y ago
Now whether that advice would stick in the students' heads Certainly not all, by a long shot. Here in Australia, you get a couple of grand to help you out when you have a baby, helping cover various initial costs, purchasing prams or whatever. A friend of mine mentioned that he'd heard his 17-year-old daughter talking with her friends about having a baby because then you get that baby money. They saw it as a huge windfall and don't understand that all that money and more is needed to set yourself up for a child, nor that a child significantly changes your lifestyle and activity choices, especially for someone around 20. It's not to say that everyone at that age has no forethought, but as a demographic, they're not good at long-term planning.
- thesimpsons1022 13y ago
  but what about their parents? shouldnt the parents be smarter than that?