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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ask your son what he plans to do if he doesn't go to college. His good grades will still be there if he decides he wants to attend later.

I taught at the University level. There was a percentage of 18/19 year olds who took their classes seriously, but I found a far higher percentage of 21/22 old freshmen who took their classes seriously. The older students had a better idea of why they were at school and what they wanted to get out of it. I found that my older students skipped class less and were better prepared. They utilized office hours more. They were at college to do more than party.

If he is not ready to go to school, let him take the time to find what he wants to do. I would require he work and pay rent at home and help with utilities or move out.

I would also remind you that college for girls is relatively new. It was a big deal that my mom and her sisters attended college in the 1950's, they all ended up teaching, but college was not something that was openly encouraged for girls. Some schools did not allow girls to enroll or enroll in specific majors. While those hurdles have been overcome, there is still a gap in the percentage of boys in STEM related fields and girls. My kids Advanced Math class in ES was 2/3 boys. You cannot tell me that there was not an equal number of girls good at math but there were plenty of boys who were good at math whose parents pushed hard for them to be in Advanced Math. The various STEM camps and activities my kid participated in we 75% or more boys.

There was a push to make college for accessible to girls. [b]Now the push is to balance out the STEM numbers because they are strangely imbalanced. Society as a whole is working through generations of stereotypes about boys and girls.[/b][/quote]

We're pushing for better gender balance in all jobs, not just the high-paying ones?  More men going into teaching and nursing, more women working as bricklayers and roofers.  Right?  [/quote]

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