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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

[shrug] Self-assess and plan accordingly. Education is free; certification is expensive. If you’re not going to pay for proof of competency, then make the equivalent portfolio.

One mistake too many (self included) make/made: starting at the bottom and following the standard process (which, among other things, requires degree certification). Forget going in the front door, start by _building_ that door. Every kid should start a business before graduating high school: they then understand they can be their own boss, and already have a starting point to build from - rather than starting as mere peon to others under arbitrary rules.


34 posted on 04/24/2012 11:57:55 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com/)
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To: ctdonath2

-—Every kid should start a business before graduating high school: they then understand they can be their own boss, and already have a starting point to build from - rather than starting as mere peon to others under arbitrary rules.-—

A thousand times yes. Schooling has to be the worst possible preparation for entrepreneurship, which the founders of compulsory ed knew.

I have my own side business, and have tried to talk my kids into starting their own businesses, but they lack the drive. I guess that’s where being hungry comes in. Surprisingly, working at entry-level jobs isn’t sufficient motivation, but then, they’re not paying the bills.


41 posted on 04/24/2012 12:27:18 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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