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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I would be very leery if a kid of mine didn't want to go to college unless he had garnered some significant work experience in a trade during high school. Even then, I would probably insist because education is valuable, and you can always decide to do what you want to do later. In high school, there were definitely the smoking area and auto shop types that we felt inhabited a different world from us, but I was never convinced that it was because they were not cut out for academics, college, etc. or simply were not encouraged to try.

I agree. It's cool with me if my kids want to be artists, or garbage men, or construction workers, or gymnastics coaches, or any number of jobs that don't have a degree. Yet I will still strongly encourage them to go to college. Extra knowledge and education can only benefit you. It will be much easier for them to acquire it early in life, rather than after they are already bogged down with careers.