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Well I admit although I certainly never have urged my daughter to go for the big bucks, I didn't imagine that she would go into teaching until recently, a noble if not always monetarily fulfilling career.
I did however feel a little um...queasy at the thought of her college tuition (before finaid) being more than what she would make for a while.
But now I have someone to share the pepto bismol with, one of her best friends from high school , who is graduating from Harvard ( with zero aid) will be joining her in the "most likely to not make over $50K before they are 25 club", by beginning her career as an experimental artist/filmmaker!

I am very happy for them both however, how exciting to see all that energy and passion!
( movie recommendation- speaking of finding energy and passion I would recommend highly "Intimate Strangers" BTW G rated title notwithstanding)

By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:50 pm: Edit

Emerald, this is great news. From what you've shared about your daughter, it sounds like she'd make a wonderful and compassionate teacher. Is she looking at teaching high school science or college?

By Demingy (Demingy) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:54 pm: Edit

Emeraldkity- The good news is that your daughter can look into a program that "forgives" her loans if she teaches in a low-income (poorly scoring) school for a certain number of years.

By Garland (Garland) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 12:55 pm: Edit

What the heck, I'm 46, with two degrees, and i'm not making 50K either...as long as they're happy!

By Sybbie719 (Sybbie719) on Monday, October 11, 2004 - 01:13 pm: Edit

Emerald,

If she were to come to NYC where there is a shortage of math & Science teachers, she could probably have a few loans forgiven and get $ for grad school