"His son, now 25 years old, graduated in 2010 with a degree in classics from St. John's College and couldn't find a job."
This is the problem right here. Gee I wonder why you couldn't find a job in "Classics"? Because there aren't any, at least with an undergraduate degree. People pay you to work because you can perform a given task with a level of quality and consistency. We tell kids that they should study whatever makes them happy in college, but then when they graduate and can't find a job it's not their fault. Fine you study your BS degree, but don't expect to be handed a job when you graduate. Expect to work some menial job, or do what this kid did, go back to school and learn a trade. You'll have to prove to someone that you have some employable skill if you want to earn money. Having a job isn't a right.
This is the problem right here. Gee I wonder why you couldn't find a job in "Classics"? Because there aren't any, at least with an undergraduate degree. People pay you to work because you can perform a given task with a level of quality and consistency. We tell kids that they should study whatever makes them happy in college, but then when they graduate and can't find a job it's not their fault. Fine you study your BS degree, but don't expect to be handed a job when you graduate. Expect to work some menial job, or do what this kid did, go back to school and learn a trade. You'll have to prove to someone that you have some employable skill if you want to earn money. Having a job isn't a right.