Likely he will either
(a) discover an occupation he likes at lot, and perhaps someday become an entrepreneur in that business -- without a college degree;
(b) take a low-paying job like pizza delivery, get sick of it, and decide he wants to go to college after all;
or (c) stay stuck in the low-paying job rut.
Most young people with half a brain eventually do either (a) or (b), thank goodness.
One of FR's favorite and most-posted blogger/columnists, Mark Steyn, never attended college -- indeed he says he "barely made it out of high school."
You know, I keep telling myself that, and with his step-father being an 'enterpreneur', I believe that is where he will probably head. I believe what bothers me is the old 'learn from my mistakes' mom thing. I never got to finish college, and am now self taught with nutrition (Harvard and the cleveland clinic along with other legitimate sites are wonderful learning tools!), but I think I just get so angry knowing these goofy teachers just shoved him through. Most times, even though I contacted the teachers and tried to stay on top of things - they always said,'oh, he's doing fine' - then the 'D' would show up on the report card. I guess that is their idea of fine.
College doesn't have to be the way, I just pray each day he finds 'A' way! That's all I can do at this point! Oh, and stick articles and websites like this one in front of his nose! Thanks for the optimistic view!