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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you.  OP here.  Great advice.  He is totally outdoorsy (offers always to rake, mow, build things) and likes cars - takes everything apart (very frustrating when he was younger).  Not really sure where to turn from there.  I guess looking at all the careers out there with him and exploring with him what direction he'd like to go.

Honestly, "what do you want to do when you grow up" never came up because he was always so busy struggling to keep up academically, we never explored options.  We have to step back and see what he really enjoys and can excel at so he's happy and financially stable.[/quote]

This actually sounds like engineering. Engineers love to take things apart, fix things and figure things out. They're very hands on. It's a hard major, but you can get through anything if you want to.

I would still encourage this kid to go to college, but maybe a local or smaller college?[/quote]

No... not engineering.  This sounds like tool and dye.  It's a trade.  The engineer draws the plans, the tool and dye journeyman makes the machine that the factory worker uses to make the part.  I have two brothers who do this.  There are HS academies that have some classes in this kind of thing -- drafting would be a good start.  [/quote]

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