So, that makes you right?
This guy's kids can probably run circles around most kids these days.
They have a classical education, apparently, and they can run a backhoe and make good money - while most kids will just continue in prolonged adolescence well into their 20's and 30's. I wouldn't look down my nose at this guy and his family.
Nothing against working in construction, but this guy seems to have predetermined that his kids should go into that trade.
It seems a little premature to decide that your kids should spend the rest of their life working in a dangerous, hard and financially risky profession when there are so many better options out there.
Let's try it from this angle then. The government says this same 11 year old is too young to drive a car. Should the parent be the one to decide when his child is old enough to drive safely?
After reading the whole article, I think this man has some serious problems -- and they're not all caused by the goverment I certainly don't see him as somebody to look up to.