Johnquilyn Hill

I'm John Glenn Hill.

I'm John Glenn Hill.

I'm John Glenn Hill.

This is Explain It To Me, the show where you call in... I guess I'm calling because I want to know, how do people choose what they do after college or high school or when they're going to join the workforce? This feels like such a different landscape now. than it was for my parents.

This is Explain It To Me, the show where you call in... I guess I'm calling because I want to know, how do people choose what they do after college or high school or when they're going to join the workforce? This feels like such a different landscape now. than it was for my parents.

This is Explain It To Me, the show where you call in... I guess I'm calling because I want to know, how do people choose what they do after college or high school or when they're going to join the workforce? This feels like such a different landscape now. than it was for my parents.

And we get you answers. The landscape really is different right now. Other people are wondering what to do after graduation too.

And we get you answers. The landscape really is different right now. Other people are wondering what to do after graduation too.

And we get you answers. The landscape really is different right now. Other people are wondering what to do after graduation too.

That's Erica. She called us from Dallas, Texas. She's going to UT Austin this fall.

That's Erica. She called us from Dallas, Texas. She's going to UT Austin this fall.

That's Erica. She called us from Dallas, Texas. She's going to UT Austin this fall.

And she did have a little bit of an idea of what she might do after graduation.

And she did have a little bit of an idea of what she might do after graduation.

And she did have a little bit of an idea of what she might do after graduation.

I relate to Erica's experience. It represents what the last few decades of American high school education policy have looked like. Preparing every single student for college, no matter what. And it can be hard to resist that pull.

I relate to Erica's experience. It represents what the last few decades of American high school education policy have looked like. Preparing every single student for college, no matter what. And it can be hard to resist that pull.

I relate to Erica's experience. It represents what the last few decades of American high school education policy have looked like. Preparing every single student for college, no matter what. And it can be hard to resist that pull.

But remember that landscape the first caller was talking about? It's different in 2025. Gen Z and Gen Alpha have seen the toll of student debt and often say they don't want to take that on. They're not certain college will be the right fit for them. Having more options to choose from requires some evolution from the way we've always done things. At least, that's what Chelsea Waite says.

But remember that landscape the first caller was talking about? It's different in 2025. Gen Z and Gen Alpha have seen the toll of student debt and often say they don't want to take that on. They're not certain college will be the right fit for them. Having more options to choose from requires some evolution from the way we've always done things. At least, that's what Chelsea Waite says.