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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not my poor kids. All four successful, three in or already out of the service and working on school with good focus and maturity, quite unlike most of the teenagers I see in school. The oldest ditched a full scholarship to bum around the country for a few years, has now grown up and graduated from college and is well-employed. There is no sense in paying for school for kids. If they earn it, they will value it[/quote]

Though I disagree with who you think should pay, I do agree with one point I took from your comments:  one of my children would have benefited by maturing for a couple more years before starting college.  There was no sense in me paying for school for that kid, at that time.  But, that's another discussion.[/quote]

My neighbor solved this problem with his less-than-ready kid (i.e. kid didn't think college was worth his time and wanted to hang out with his friends) by offering to pay for CC, with room and board free at home still, if said kid also got a part-time job.  Kid did and discovered that he probably doesn't want to work in the service industry for the rest of his life.  So he buckled down in CC and will be transferring to VA Tech this year.  I thought it was pretty smart maneuvering on the part of my neighbor.[/quote]

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