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i think it's typical; the degree to which a parent does this can vary greatly though. i, for instance, am hellbent on my kid going to college and our

Posted by kare (aka kare) Oct 24 '11, 11:00

footing the bill.

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but what if they are better suited to a trade rather than something they would do out of college? -- nm - zorki Oct 24, 11:04 26
- that still involves continuing education in it's own way. courses, apprenticeships, etc. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 11:12
- we want to present college as something that's not optional; that it's just what you do after high school - kare Oct 24, 11:08 24
  - i was raised like this actually. it worked for me. *not* going never even entered my mind, -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 11:10 21
    - Me too. For me, it made me expect it to be just like the rest of school, which it was not. - The Ruiner Oct 24, 11:23
    - same here -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Oct 24, 11:13
    - worked a little too well for me, honestly. - znufrii Oct 24, 11:13 17
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        you forgot, "work more than is probably good for you to be able to afford next semester's tuition...." - znufrii Oct 24, 11:23 5
        
        The only way I was allowed to go out-of-state for college was to join the co-op program. - Strongbad Oct 24, 11:28
        
        also, Beat Up On Znu. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 11:27
        
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        like I said it wasn't the main reason, but it certainly didn't help that it was there as an option. - znufrii Oct 24, 11:35
        
        "The world needs ditch diggers too, Danny." -- nm - Ghost Hunting Oct 24, 11:23
      - for me, it was assumed too much and I never worked toward it and didn't develop any study skills -- nm - zorki Oct 24, 11:19 9
        
        yeah, that was me. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 11:26
        
        This is more of a problem with high schools these days. Teaching to the lowest common denominator and not pushing kids. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 11:25
        
        sometimes I think I should have studied something more relevant to like, a job. but really it was never a question of not going. - amanda jones Oct 24, 11:23
        
        I didn't develop study skills becuase I never needed them. - Ghost Hunting Oct 24, 11:20 5
        
        *nods* - znufrii Oct 24, 11:33
        
        oh, actually this. -- nm - loosilu Oct 24, 11:27
        
        yep, that's probably the same situation for many of us on here. -- nm - zorki Oct 24, 11:22 2
        
        you guys make me feel so, like, innately stupid. I was always doing readings, working hard on papers, etc. the grades came very easily, sure, - amanda jones Oct 24, 11:25 1
        
        and you have a Masters - zorki Oct 24, 11:27
    - *nods* -- nm - zorki Oct 24, 11:12
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    - yep, sometimes they can be one and the same; for me, this instance is an example. (i hadn't seen the previous posts on the topic) -- nm - kare Oct 24, 11:11
this scares me to death. - ghouly Oct 24, 11:02 1
- well ... this is all well and good when it's hypothetical - kare Oct 24, 11:10

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