My church friend homeschooled her 3 children, and her youngest daughter became an aircraft engineer for flyby before they went bust, she won x2 student of the year at the college she attended. I can tell you many many more success stories of home educated children.
I always love to hear these types of stories; thank you for sharing! It still seems to be a misconception that exists that home Ed children can’t go on to these types of careers!
I think so too! He makes some interesting points and I think his actions of taking his own kids out of school speaks volumes. Thanks for commenting and welcome to home Ed life. I hope it’s going great for you! 💜
So interesting, thanks for covering this - I always said I wished I had paid for myself to do loads of small training courses instead of university (jewellery & metalwork) - uni took me away from all the business connections I had built up and started me at square 1 again with loads of people who only wanted to socialise and not learn. Though they were dear friends of mine and I did learn how to push myself through deadlines, I want to teach my children how to healthily work hard and not rely on all nighters/caffeine! Also to make friendships based on interests not drinking culture :) uni really slowed me down and bankrupted me in my opinion!
LOVE this!! Thanks so much for sharing your story. It’s so interesting hearing all people’s experiences with university and learning in general. You’re definitely right in that there are some industries (and probably more than we realise, as someone made a similar comment about going into Law) where it seems you are far better off building connections and taking specialist training later on. I love the approach you are wanting to show your children and I think we would be a much healthier population in general if we all took this approach 😃
The college part really depends. I mean most engineers are educated in a college or university. I suppose someone very talented could be self taught, and I agree that he would hire that person even without a degree, but most engineers spend alot of time in school.
Going to university has become a trend....it's just what everyone does because they get told they need to. Most people are there because they have no idea what else to do. They haven't really thought about a career, so going to university buys them more time before they really have to be out in the world as an adult. I think unless you're going for a very specific job like medical care where the practical training is part of the qualification then I think you should skip university, especially when it's so expensive and you leave with so much debt before you've even got a proper job! Moreover, a lot of people come out of university and still don't know what they want to do or can't get a job in their field and end up doing something completely unrelated. I've got a law degree and thought that was the only way to become a lawyer. I then met so many mature students on my post grad and found out they didn't have law degrees but had been using alternative routes to get their legal education, they had loads of work experience and in a lot of cases their employer was paying for their education because they had demonstrated good skills and were willing to invest in training them for higher positions. I found that these students were much more serious about their education than those who came straight out of college or 6th form. My advice to anyone unsure about what career they want is to not go to university but to get out in the world of work as soon as possible and get as much experience as you can. This will also help you figure out what you like and want to pursue further. If you then find you need to go to university in order to progress in the field, then fair enough, it's then worth the time and money.
@MadeehaShamsi such an insightful and interesting comment and thank you for sharing your own experiences! I have to agree with what you said. For me going to uni was just the thing people did without much thought and consideration, or even knowledge of the other options.
My church friend homeschooled her 3 children, and her youngest daughter became an aircraft engineer for flyby before they went bust, she won x2 student of the year at the college she attended. I can tell you many many more success stories of home educated children.
I always love to hear these types of stories; thank you for sharing! It still seems to be a misconception that exists that home Ed children can’t go on to these types of careers!
As a parent new to home educating, I think Elon's comments are very reassuring. Thanks for sharing
I think so too! He makes some interesting points and I think his actions of taking his own kids out of school speaks volumes. Thanks for commenting and welcome to home Ed life. I hope it’s going great for you! 💜
So interesting, thanks for covering this - I always said I wished I had paid for myself to do loads of small training courses instead of university (jewellery & metalwork) - uni took me away from all the business connections I had built up and started me at square 1 again with loads of people who only wanted to socialise and not learn. Though they were dear friends of mine and I did learn how to push myself through deadlines, I want to teach my children how to healthily work hard and not rely on all nighters/caffeine! Also to make friendships based on interests not drinking culture :) uni really slowed me down and bankrupted me in my opinion!
LOVE this!! Thanks so much for sharing your story. It’s so interesting hearing all people’s experiences with university and learning in general. You’re definitely right in that there are some industries (and probably more than we realise, as someone made a similar comment about going into Law) where it seems you are far better off building connections and taking specialist training later on.
I love the approach you are wanting to show your children and I think we would be a much healthier population in general if we all took this approach 😃
The college part really depends. I mean most engineers are educated in a college or university. I suppose someone very talented could be self taught, and I agree that he would hire that person even without a degree, but most engineers spend alot of time in school.
Yes, it’s a fair point, and I guess it also depends on the type of engineering.
Hi friend! Loved listening to your thoughts. Very interesting!!🙌☺️
Thank you 💜 he’s an interesting character, huh! 😄 Hope you’re well x
Going to university has become a trend....it's just what everyone does because they get told they need to. Most people are there because they have no idea what else to do. They haven't really thought about a career, so going to university buys them more time before they really have to be out in the world as an adult. I think unless you're going for a very specific job like medical care where the practical training is part of the qualification then I think you should skip university, especially when it's so expensive and you leave with so much debt before you've even got a proper job! Moreover, a lot of people come out of university and still don't know what they want to do or can't get a job in their field and end up doing something completely unrelated. I've got a law degree and thought that was the only way to become a lawyer. I then met so many mature students on my post grad and found out they didn't have law degrees but had been using alternative routes to get their legal education, they had loads of work experience and in a lot of cases their employer was paying for their education because they had demonstrated good skills and were willing to invest in training them for higher positions. I found that these students were much more serious about their education than those who came straight out of college or 6th form. My advice to anyone unsure about what career they want is to not go to university but to get out in the world of work as soon as possible and get as much experience as you can. This will also help you figure out what you like and want to pursue further. If you then find you need to go to university in order to progress in the field, then fair enough, it's then worth the time and money.
@MadeehaShamsi such an insightful and interesting comment and thank you for sharing your own experiences! I have to agree with what you said. For me going to uni was just the thing people did without much thought and consideration, or even knowledge of the other options.
I know I will definitely homeschool my children.
Great! Good luck on your journey!