Dear J.T. & Dale: My son is a senior in high school. He announced that he doesn’t want to go to college. Instead, he asked us to give him the money we set aside for college so he can start…
Dear J.T. & Dale: My son is a senior in high school. He announced that he doesn’t want to go to college. Instead, he asked us to give him the money we set aside for college so he can start a business. He has zero business experience. We told him he’d have to get a job and start the business as a side hustle but that if he can make it profitable and build a business plan, then we’d consider it. We thought that would convince him to go to college — but he agreed. Ugh.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny Studio J.T.: Many people now question whether a college degree is even required. Many large companies are finally starting to waive their degree requirements. According to the National Ad Council, there are 70 million STARs working in the U.S. — that’s Skilled Through Alternative Routes.
People are also reading… DALE: J.T. is right about a degree not being required. I don’t see any way to convince an entrepreneurial teenager that a degree is critical, not when they have Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah, Steven Spielberg, and a long list of other non-degreed high-achievers to toss into any debate. All that said, I’m with you on being a believer in a college education.
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