RE: Why College? An Honest Insider's Guide for Students and Parents
huh, link me to that post - I'd be interested in hearing his responses as well, LOL! He ran a hazardous waste removal company in Toronto for 15 years, so the majority of his hires were people who couldn't get any other jobs. Many times they were people just coming out of prison, or people with few other skills who weren't afraid to get their hands dirty. He's gotten by throughout the year solely on his talking skills, tenacity, and resourcefulness. He quit that company finally though because he hated the job, and also happened to have a particularly bad colitis flare up.
Anyway, he definitely has a love-hate relationship with the education system. In a lot of ways I know he feels slighted because of not being able to read well, and that's his main motivation for getting back into his education. Despite all his experience, he really really wants our kids to go to college and ironically I'm the one who's like "well if they decide that's what they want..." hippie mentality, lolol
We're no longer in BC - we moved to LA a few years ago because I work in the film industry (in post) and the work is much more prolific and lucrative here. But yeah, nothing beats that pacific-north-wet beauty!!
I was really surprised, and kind of upset, the first time my wife said, "Well, maybe our kids won't even go to college." You can imagine how my reaction might be scripted for the big screen! Now its really funny to think how different I feel just a few years later. I mean, it would kind of suck, but sort of like if they chose to play lacrosse instead of run track (kind of nerdy thing in our family :)
hahah! Well for us it's art and music - don't get me wrong, I'm all for her wanting to be an astronaut when she grows up, but frankly we'd both be shocked if she doesn't go into art and music just based on her parents history... ;)
Hi @derosnec. I finally finished the 2nd post in my new series. Dropping a link here in case you are interested :)
https://steemit.com/life/@cstrimel/what-is-college-actually-for-2nd-post-in-the-series-why-college-an-honest-insider-s-guide-for-students-and-parents
definitely checking it out, thanks!