An Amusing Irony

I usually find irony, so long as it isn't tragic, to be quite amusing. I realize that not everyone gets the irony sometimes, much less finds it funny, but, well... it's my blog so here it is...

I was perusing the Katy Times online this afternoon and came across this article:

Survey calls Katy one of the best for music education

My first thought was: "By Golly, we better be with the amount of money we have been spending for facilities in the past several years!"

My thoughts then went to the good 'ole Katy Watchdogs and how they have undertaken the Sisyphean task of opposing the most recent Katy ISD Bond election.

But here's the irony...

The online ad that popped up right next to this article was for AXA Advisor Steven Flodder, a financial consultant. The "headline" for the ad?

"Help them Graduate with Honors - Not With Debt"

The next sentence? "Did you know nearly 25% of students graduate with loan balances greater than their annual income?"

Let's see.... currently Katy ISD has around $1.5 billion in debt. There are, say, approximately 45 thousand students. Crunching the math gives Katy ISD a current "per student" debt of $33,333.33. Now, granted, with the turnover of students, it's kind of fuzzy math, but I think you get the picture.

So, then, why should we be shocked that students these days complete college with so much debt when we have saddled their families with debts to pay just getting them to graduate from high school?!? Give the students credit -- at least they are following our example!

Am I the only one that finds such irony amusing?