Many young Americans think that a high school diploma is enough for success, according to a survey by The Associated Press.
The survey included 2,573 teenagers and young adults aged 13 to 29. About half of those surveyed said that a high school education could give them enough skills to find a good job after they leave school, and 45% said that a high school diploma could prepare them for success in the future.
However, some experts don’t agree. "With a high school diploma alone, it's very hard to earn the kind of [money] one would need to support a family," said Thomas Brock from the Community College Research Center at Columbia University.
In 2018, the average pay for US workers with only a high school diploma was $730 a week, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. For those with a bachelor's degree, it was $1,200, while those with a master's degree made $1,400 a week.
Six in ten young Americans see a bachelor’s degree as a route to success, but the same number said that vocational education – where students train to be things like chefs, mechanics, or hairdressers – could also lead to success.
Nearly 8 in 10 said the cost of college is a serious problem, and a lot said they were worried about debt. Of those with college plans, most said they were borrowing or planning to borrow money to pay for it.
AP通信による調査によると、米国の若者の多くは成功のためには高校の卒業資格で十分だと考えている。
その調査には、13歳から29歳の10代の若者と若年成人2,573人が含まれた。 調査対象となった人の約半数は、卒業後に良い仕事を見つけるための十分なスキルは高校教育によって得られると述べ、45％は高校の卒業資格によって将来の成功に備えることができると述べた。
しかし、一部の専門家は同意しない。 「高校の卒業資格だけで、家族を支えるのに必要なだけの［お金］を稼ぐのは非常に難しい」とコロンビア大学コミュニティカレッジ・リサーチセンターのトーマス・ブロックは述べた。
米国の若者の10人中6人は学士号を成功への道と見ているが、同数の人が職業教育（学生が調理師、整備士、美容師などになる訓練を受ける場）も成功につながると述べた。
10人中8人近くは大学の費用が深刻な問題だと述べ、多くは借金について心配していると述べた。 大学の計画がある人のほとんどはその支払いのためのお金を借りているか、借りる予定を立てていると述べた。
One of the biggest political issues in Japan is how to improve the declining babies birthrate. Recently the average number of children of young couples is less than two, accuratly accurately 1.44. It is certain that the population of Japan will decrease in the near future rapidly. It has a great reflection on economic and welfare activities. Our government has promised that education will be free, and from this year, tuition fees for kindergartens and nurseries have become free. To avoid the young couples worry concerning the cost of bringing up the children.
