Author Topic: Tradition In Action Disagrees with Williamson on women going to college (Read 18105 times)

Olive · « **Reply #75 on:** May 30, 2013, 09:36:08 AM »

I became a traditional Catholic during my college years. Even if I had been a trad Catholic beforehand, I still would have gone on to college for the main reason of being able to support myself until I married (not knowing whether that would be my vocation).

There were no 'selection' of men at our chapel for me to consider and I wasn't "into" the Internet back then - thus, no using Catholic dating sites or whatever. And having had the fire of a newbie trad underneath me, I only wanted to marry a trad Catholic.

I have put my degrees to good use. Before I was married with children, I supported myself and helped my family. Once I had children, I quite working 'outside' the house and use my learning with my children. If anything happens to my husband, such as becoming disabled, I will be able to help out financially. The potential is there.

My sister, who is 36 and unmarried, thankfully has a degree so that she has a decent paying job with health insurance (for what that's worth right now!). At this point, I don't see her getting married. At least she can support herself and not rely on the gov't.

I, also, have a trad friend who listened to a good bishop when she graduated high school - who told her not to attend college as her vocation was to be married. So, she didn't She got married two years later. She had two children and then her husband left her and the kids!! I can't even begin to tell you what a mess ensued. Moreover, she had no degree or training to get a job to raise her kids decently, pay the mortgage, gas, car repairs, lawyer fees, etc. She cleaned houses and tried to homeschool her kids all at the same time -- and it was terrible.

In today's world, I think that some post-high school education or training is needed by women - because you just never know anymore. Unfortunately.

(and I don't even think college is for everyone - go to culinary school or a trade school or something like that...)

MrsZ · « **Reply #76 on:** May 30, 2013, 07:05:38 PM »

Olive. Were you able to get through college without taking out student loans? I've heard that the debt that most students amass is huge and they spend years, even decades, carrying those debts which ultimately get added onto other debts like mortgage and auto loans. I've also read that many many people don't get hired in the field in which they've trained, or are hired at such a low rate that trying to pay off the student loans with that income is just crushing. How does a woman plan to quit a job when she marries while still carrying all that debt?

Olive · « **Reply #77 on:** May 31, 2013, 08:53:22 AM »

I did not incur student loans. I had some scholarship, money I had saved from working (and worked during college too), and my parents' help. I studied hard and earned a full-ride scholarship for grad school. For me, it worked out. This was in the 80s when college was more affordable, unlike today's price tag.

I would not send a child away to university today though. My kids know that the local community college is where they will go if that is their path.

Cera · « **Reply #78 on:** June 01, 2013, 02:51:57 PM »

As a recently retired college professor (28 years at a secular university) it is my opinion that neither male nor female traditional Catholics should attend a public university. The toxic environment includes overwhelming support for sɛҳuąƖ perversion, Marxism, Communism, Socialism, feminism, abortion, mercy killing. Systematically opposed are Christianity, Western Civilization, the rule of law, logic, critical thinking. As a "spy behind enemy lines," I was doing what G-d called me to do, until He made it clear to me that it was time to get out.