what’s the point of school if we can’t afford college?

To educate the public so we can avoid electing another ignorant Muppet as president. As well, where do you think you learned the skills in order to even ask this question? Nobody has to go to college or Uni, there are other career paths. The U.S. school system is terrible in comparison to other first world countries, but high tuition fees doesn't mean education is any less important.

Anybody who really WANTS a university education & has the brains & diligence to pursue it can go. 80% of American college students work to help pay for college. Many have to work full-time to pay for all school + living expenses.

You're going to use your poor attitude to give up and not even graduate from high school? Remaining an uneducated whining idiot is a choice. Is that what you want?

College isn't a requirement in life. Knowing how to read and write is.

You get a basic education & learn reading, writing & arithmetic. And know how to function in the real world. Silly stuff like that.

I couldn't afford college. I went to the military & Uncle Sam paid for it (college). If you really want to go to college, you can find a way.

14 years? Sounds like you NEED some schooling! 8^)

The great majority of 'entry level' jobs in the US require only good language and math skills. Reading and writing and 'rithmetic. Sadly, many US high school grads don't have these skills. Big employers actually send their new hires to remedial schools!

I was told, in high school, that my future earnings would be proportional (proportionate?) to my written language skills--vocabulary, grammar, spelling. I took that advice to heart. And in almost every job I've ever had, it's been my job to edit the boss's memos. The boss, who couldn't be bothered with decent grammar and spelling, made more than I did!

If you think life is difficult without college... just imagine how difficult it would be without high school.

There are many, many ways to afford college, even if your parents didn't save for your college education as they should have:

1. Get excellent grades and receive full-ride scholarships (that's what I did, and we were dirt poor).

2. Get a job and go to school part-time while you work full-time and pay as you go. It will take longer, but you will still graduate and you will graduate with no debt. It's a bonus if you get a job that offers tuition reimbursement.

3. Join the military. When your enlistment is up, the GI Bill will PAY FOR your education. You will attain the best physical condition of your life, and all your survival needs will be met (medical care, vision care, food, dental care, housing, work uniforms, and work transportation). When you graduate, you will have veterans hiring preference at many employers.

And then, there's no jobs, anyway. An alternative would be to consider a blue collar trade like electrician, carpenter, pipe fitter, auto mechanic.