That brought to mind the brilliant final episode of the television series "Malcolm in the Middle": Malcolm was upset that his parents sacrificed to put him in a "nerd school" and now that he graduated off the charts they refused to back his wish to skip college in order to take an easy programming job worth half-a-million to start.
Malcolm's mom said
"It was never about the money. Once we understood what you had we knew settling for anything less than seeing you gain the Presidency of this United States would be a failure on our part and a total waste of your potential. You may NOT take the easy way out and support your idiot family. You WILL achieve your potential or, God help me, I'll personally make you regret it every second of your remaining life."
That's one incredible (TV character) mother. She knew right off the bat that public schooling would have ruined him and went through unending humiliations to see he obtained the best guidance possible.