While some students will not choose to pursue extensive higher education or continued formal learning, they will know those options exist, and they’ll know what opportunities those options may offer. As they get older and new life choices present themselves, such as marriage and having children, they’ll have a solid grounding in reality as their values inevitably evolve.
And some teens may decide to pursue college degrees, even advanced degrees, and not just for the money. They’ll begin to develop goals and aspirations, clearer ideas and dreams about what they want to accomplish and how they want to contribute.
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This continuing development may include on the job training, technical college, or more formal university education. Whatever path they choose and whatever options life offers them, they’ll better understand those critical connections between educational choices, jobs, employment, and careers, income, and what amenities and lifestyles those salaries will offer.