[goodnesswins]

Interesting...in 1988 my son’s school counselor recommended he not go to college. (Do not remember him talking of an alternative.) He tried college for a couple quarters...and told me “college is not for me.” So, he went into his paternal grandfather’s trade...carpentry. He had done some in summers. A few years later he went out on his own, after asking me to fund the “Bond” he required. I said sure...lot cheaper than college education. At his 10th HS class reunion classmates complained of meager salaries as accountants, etc. He was supporting a wife & 4 kids and doing better than them. Fast forward to now...he has been Operations Manager of a $24 million construction co for about 10 yrs...and doing fine.

[daniel1212]

Interesting...in 1988 my son’s school counselor recommended he not go to college. (Do not remember him talking of an alternative.) He tried college for a couple quarters...and told me “college is not for me.” So, he went into his paternal grandfather’s trade...carpentry. He had done some in summers. A few years later he went out on his own, after asking me to fund the “Bond” he required. I said sure...lot cheaper than college education. At his 10th HS class reunion classmates complained of meager salaries as accountants, etc. He was supporting a wife & 4 kids and doing better than them. Fast forward to now...he has been Operations Manager of a $24 million construction co for about 10 yrs...and doing fine.

And has an actually essential trade!