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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I suggested an internship above and I'd like to riff some more on that theme...I think US society is fairly impractical in how it matches high school students with schools and we rush kids into expensive programs that may not suit.

If my child wanted to pursue an art career, I'd first expose them to various art businesses to see if they'd like to be an entrepreneur, a gallerist, a company employee, etc.  Or let them set up an Etsy shop or rent tables at a few local art fairs.  I recently met a young college student doing her first craft fair - pottery.by.stef on Instagram.  Would your child like to try that?

Take a look at laimaceramics.com.  That was the first thing that I Googled that was suggestive of a direction you could head by finding something similar but more appropriate for your child's specific needs.  If you could find the right professional for your child to shadow, you might gain important, life-goal-clarifying information for both of you.

Regarding interior design - would that be high end residential or office?  I would be concerned that this is a hard job market to break into but I don't know for sure.  In my area, there is a "Design Center" that is a wholesale multi-company furniture and building materials showroom.  Individual interior decorators have offices there and shop for their clients there.  I found out about it through my local high-end shelter mag. You might have luck finding a similar place and helping your child find an internship or just a shadowing opportunity.

Best of luck.
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OP here.  Thanks for your thoughts.  DCUM at its best right here.  The genius of crowds at work.  Will suggest several of these options.  Re: expensive programs that may not fit.  See, I think we ask too much of college.  Should it be a trade school?  Should you, as the Indigo Girls sang simply: lie prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper and I was free?  I think - and we are squarely middle class - it’s 4 years to focus on developing- and likely its real benefit is it offers an immuno-therapy to divorce. [/quote]

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