Plan B

Whenever a child tells you that they want to become a professional athlete, singer or billionaire, we always ask, do you have something to fall back on? We would hate for a child to have a lavish dream or goal. Why would a child select something that only 1 in 50,000 possibly achieve? Kids should be more realistic and set a goal that is within their reach.

I wonder...what is the Plan B for all the students we put on a college track knowing they don't have the ability or resources? How will they support themselves when graduation comes and they awake with no skills to earn a living? We have no problem assassinating a child's dream when they reach outside the box, but have no qualms about selling them our nightmare.

We can't all compete in the Olympics, practice medicine or rap. One size does not fit all. We must make those tough, sincere and realistic choices. At some point a child must be pointed in a direction that will prove successful and profitable. If they wake up and choose something different for themselves, everyone has the right to change their mind. It's the same change every student who is not going to college makes after they have invested 13 years in a college prep curriculum but want to join the yacht industry.

Every wonder how much money someone can make repairing yachts, or plumbing? How much did you pay the last time your car needed to be repaired. I bet it was more than you paid your doctor.

Don't be a dream assassin!