You shock me with this post (if you are telling the truth). I am a big advocate of homeschooling. I have four children and happily married. We stress education in our house. I get to make the determination on success as that is what being an American is all about....so sad that you don’t agree with that. Look I am sure that there are many people out there who are successful with out a college degree but many more without. Try getting a decent job TODAY without a college degree. Many companies use computers to sift through the job applications and if you don’t have a college degree of any type you don’t even get a consideration. Sure you can work at Walmart or the local auto shop but if you want to be a doctor, lawyer, accountant, engineer, nurse, teacher or any profession in that arena you HAVE TO GO TO COLLEGE. I am sorry if that burns you but that is the way it is. Perhaps moving to another country (not Europe or Canada) might ensure success without a college degree but even that is not a guarantee. Of course many folks like Kate plus Eight get their own TV show and clearly she does not have an education. A reality show might work for you.
You’re accusing menace lying? Good grief! And you get to decide whether or not people are successful according to your own standards? Is that what you are saying? So what do you consider successful? A family where both parents have to work out of the home in order to pay for cable TV, a brand new car every two years, a huge house, long vacations every year because they hate their job and need a vacation? They all have nice clothes and on the outside it looks like they are successful. Bit do they know each other? Do they know their kids?
Compare that to the family that has a mom that stays at home, a dad that has his own bike shop on his own property. He has built up a small but steady stream of clients because he is good at what he does and enjoys what he is doing. He’s home to eat with the family and help out when needed. They are comfortable and happy without all the junk that a lot of people think they have to have in order to be happy. Who is better off? The family that is on debt up to their eyeballs but has great toys or the family that has no debt but may not appear successful? These are just two general examples, by the way. I’m not saying there aren’t other options.
This started with you generalizing that unless you’re older than 24 before getting married and have a degree you can’t be successful. All I’ve been trying to do is point out to you that it isn’t wise to paint with such a broad brush. It doesn’t burn me that people have to get a degree to be an engineer or a doctor. I think you are seriously misreading my posts. And we’re quite happy, thank you. I don’t need a reality show. I don’t need TV, either.
What is wrong with you?