No. Their parents are being thrown out of professional level engineering jobs that are being handed over to a bunch of third world wage slaves. And they're sending their kids to law school, where the real money is.
My son graduated with a 4.33 GPA and enough AP credits to be a sophomore in college when he plucked his high school diploma off the podium. He had his sights set on a degree in astrophysics, but he also had signed up for the Marine Corps reserves. That fixed him up with 60 days of "sun and sand" in Kuwait last April. Upon his return, he has passed his California real estate sales license test and is learning the real estate business from the family of his former fiancee. Her family is from Mexico City. That high school Spanish class has morphed into real fluency. His clients now include English speaking Americans and Spanish speakers from both sides of the border. He's learning the business from people who are real successful entrepreneurs. He has also shifted from astrophysics to electrical engineering. I recommended that he specialize in building power systems. That kind of work needs onsite inspections and is unlikely to be outsourced. A competent electrical engineer and eventually a real estate broker too. Go with the flow.