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[quote=Anonymous]I have a similar kid. He is off to college in the  fall - to a state school that accepts 80% of applicants. He is really looking forward to it!

Two things. First, it isn’t your job to figure out what your kid’s career will be. Sure, introduce them to the wide world of work, but they have so much time, and they are so young and will change so much. I didn’t know what I would do for a living when I was 14, did you? I planned to be an archeologist, I think. I am most definitely not an archeologist. You don’t need to worry about this now. And when the time comes, she’s the one who will need to lead it, because she’ll have to own and manage the consequences.

Second, who the heck knows what the job market is going to look like in 4 years, or 8? Sure, trades sound safe. But AI is upending how work is done and what employers are going to look for. A diligent motivated kind person may have all sorts of employment potential that someone who can ace the SAT doesn’t have now that AI can ace the SAT and write software code, technical manuals, and read mammograms. Our kids are going to go into a different work world than we did, but that world hasn’t been created yet. It could be kind of exciting for kids with LDs![/quote]

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