My children are learning at age 8 and 6 that university degrees mean nothing. They are being bathed in the ideals of entrepreneurial enterprise. They are learning that academia does not teach people how to think for themselves and pursue their own unique talents and passions. They have already earned more than $500 selling cookies, spiced cider and other goods at various fairs and parades in our area. They both already understand the concepts of product/labor costs, marginal profit and taxes. They scour circulars to obtain the cheapest ingredients to maximize their profits. In addition, my 8 year old son has already completed enough study to become Microsoft certified for Windows Server 2008. I had him come into my office and setup a Server, Exchange Server and SQL Server. He will become certified and earn $40/hr when his friends are doing paper routes on their bikes. My children will learn that they can channel their talents and passions into CASH, and that they don’t need to rely on anyone else to provide them a paycheck. I sincerely believe that this course of education is the best route to their success and happiness.
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