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[quote=Anonymous]I have an 8th grader and I've felt this way about her since she was much younger. She's just not someone who thrives in a traditional school setting and I cannot imagine she's going to matriculate to college in a traditional way. For reference (since folks seem to think this is important), her father and I have advanced degrees and my older child is definitely college-bound.

My kid is bright and she can learn anything she sets her mind to, but school just isn't her thing. I decided a while ago I can choose to spend the rest of her years in my house in a constant battle or I can try something else. I have chosen the latter. We are lucky to live in Fairfax County and that means access to the academies system in high school. She's deciding between firefighting and the LPN program.

The rule I've set is that she must maintain decent grades in her core classes and other than that, I'm fine with either of those options or another one if she changes her mind. She feels great about this path and I feel great about not spending the next four years trying to force my square peg into a round hole. And if she decides to head to college anyway, that's great too. I just want her to have a viable future beyond high school.[/quote]

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