I'd rather they spend money on teaching them something useful. Like how to get a job after they leave school.
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BAM! You nailed it!
Here, stateside, we have a lot of youngsters (and their unwise parents) signing notes/mortgages for uber-debt to get their "Janies and Johnnies" into even low-cost state sponsored colleges and universities. Their kids wind up with meaningless degrees such as "communications," or "political science," or (the worst of the lot) "sociology." Then, with newly minted sheepskin in hand, they attempt to get a job--it's all "NO GO," no jobs to be had with worthless degrees, but the bankers are breathing down their necks for the student loans--pay-Pay-PAY UP!
Very few students go for IT, engineering, or anything practical.
I keep telling parents: 'Your kids don't need to go to college--get them in Trade School." They laugh at me--they want their kids to have the "bling-bling" of letters after their names like B.A.
My kid brother just retired after spending 41 years in the local steel mills. He has consistently made over $100,000 USD each year (he showed me his tax returns.) He never even finished high school! Is the work dirty? yes. Is the workplace loud? Yes. Is the work dangerous? Somewhat (a lot is automation and robots.) The steel mills here in Ohio are ALWAYS hiring!
Most of the young men here first ask employers: "Will I get my hands dirty on the job?"