Do you have any regrets regarding your education?

Do you wish you had gone farther? Do you wish you'd stopped sooner? Changed a major? Went to trade school instead? Etcetera.

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SW-User

Wish I could've learned the trade I wanted to as a high school senior

quietlitany · 36-40, M

@SW-User I almost went into welding. I wish they did promote trades a bit more. They're vital to the community.

SW-User

@quietlitany True, I tried to learn carpentry but it got too complicated for me which bothered me at times

quietlitany · 36-40, M

@SW-User It is complicated, especially when you have to apply it to an even more complex situation. I come from a family of carpenters and plumbers, but got cut off from that. Normally, that's where a mentor helps you, but schools aren't geared towards mentoring children. It's all about dat college, yo

A real disservice in reality.