Our Children Are In A World Where Our Mothers Spend More Time And Money On Their Physical Then Their Mental. They Spend More Time Searching For Love Then Providing Our Children With The Love They Deserve. We Are In A World Where Our Father's Spend More Time Chasing Fast Money Then Educating Themselves On The Value Of Money. Our Father's Spend More Time In Jail Then Spending Time At Our Dinner Tables. Our Children Need Mom and Dad and They Need Them Now. - Jameel Davis
First Generation College Graduates and The Entry Level Job Market
Many of us have applied to many job positions using our High School Diploma and GED. We have found out that the job market was very difficult to get in with just a High School Diploma and GED. Many employers have skipped over our resumes and letters of interest after seeing that our highest level of education is High School and having no job related experiences. So we ask our parents, teachers, employers and various other individuals, what we have to do in order to secure the interested positions in the future? They tell us to further our education, “Go to college and get a degree”. We then say, “we can’t afford college, we don’t have any money”. Then they say, “Financial Aid, you can take out loans to cover your cost and you can pay them back after you graduate college.” Now we believe a college degree is the way to securing a job position and a way to get out of poverty. “If I graduate from college, I can get the job I want and live comfortably… “If I gradua...
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