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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What career options are there for underachievers? Anything they can go and study, vocational careers?
Even the local community college wants a gpa of 3.0, and that is not going to happen. We do not have money to throw at tutors right now, so it looks like it is not going to improve.
There has to be some opportunities[/quote]

Has your child showed interest in any trade?  Plumbing, hair dressing, electrician, computer repair, truck driver?

Our DD is in a similar situation.  She just does not have the tenacity for school work.  But believe it or not, she's fairly detail oriented and can organize others people stuff pretty well.  Over the summer, she got a job as a temp admin.  She liked the work and I suspect that's going to be her path to success in life.  Her path most likely will not be through college.  Not everyone goes to college, contrary to the posts you read on DCUM.  And like it or not, there are people that work for the city and county picking up trash, plowing snow, leaf pick up, etc---there are jobs to be had with decent pay and good benefits but are not glamorous, not professional, and don't require a degree.  Now..it won't be a middle class DCUM income of $250K, but it should be enough to raise a family on.[/quote]

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