My husband and I had this conversation recently about "wasted" majors. He had recently talked to two young people who couldn't get jobs in their chosen fields and commented that they "wasted" their time in college. One major was in creative writing and one was in Graphic Arts. I really started thinking about how tragic it was that someone couldn't study what they wanted to or that they were passionate about because they wouldn't be able to find a job. Why is that? Creative writing is important. Graphic Arts are important. Why couldn't someone find a job doing important work that they really loved and wanted to do? It started me thinking that it isn't the majors themselves that aren't working, it is HOW we are educating students in high school and college about these majors. When do they learn the specific skills they need to get jobs in these fields? When do they learn about HOW to market themselves or the business skills they need to sell themselves to these industries to get the jobs? In my high school, we weren't teaching those skills and colleges MIGHT be a little better, but not much. Students and parents need to advocate for more real-world experiences and applications of skills to happen before their child ever graduates.

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