• I don’t force my kids to learn anything that is obviously irrelevant.
• I don’t teach toward college.
• I lead them toward a specific career starting at age 13.
• We have more freedom to specialize and build real skills.
• I am having them build portfolios and major now in the things they would learn in college later.
• The goal is for each one to be an expert in their field by age 18, and to have an income source to support themselves.
• If they need college to further their goals, they can show a great portfolio, and pay for it themselves.
• I don’t really want them to go deep in debt over a degree though. Most kids don’t have a chance to develop their skills and become specialized in anything at a young age, because so much time is taken up on irrelevant things.
• Ask God for wisdom for each child, and He will guide you, that could mean teaching toward tests, college, careers, missions, homemaking or anything.

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