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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 306451" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Yeah- I definitely want difficult child starting to think about these things. He is of an age and in a situation where he needs to decide if he's willing to do what it takes to reach his ambitions. He needs to think about these things ahead of timee so when he's back in mainstream, he understands that he can't always go out with friends or give into temptations impulsively or not make an effort on homework because this effects grades, which effects ability to get into a good college. If he wants to go to college, he needs to commit to prepping himself for it. Ok, I KNOW he could go to a junior college and do it anyway, but this is my plan to try to make him more responsible and easier to deal with at home. LOL! </p><p></p><p>I guess this is one way I'm trying to take the responsibility off my shoulders and put it on his. I am curious about some of the opportunities for him though so I look into them as I think of them. Them I can relay the info to him in such a way that HE needs to think about it and ultimately, HE makes those decisions. Still, I want to make sure that my decisions now don't limit his opportunities or make it harder for him later on.</p><p></p><p>He's not one to work to go to college just for the sake of it so if he is shooting for being a vet right now, I'll support that. If he changes his mind three times, I don't care as long as he's working toward a constructive goal. It's not about college or being a vet so much to me as it is getting him to sink his teeth into something. I used to encourage him to do military time but with his record and medications we aren't sure how feasible- or even possible- this is yet. I toned it down as a result and now just encourage him to think about what he wants to be doing out of high school and understand there ios a direct correlation between his decisions now and his ability to make his ambitions reality. Anyway, if he doesn't need to go back on psychiatric medications and stays out of trouble from here on out, he will have a decent chance of being accepted in the military, especially if he stays in JROTC successfully in mainstream high school. If those things don't happen (and the psychiatric medication issue isn't something I would hold against him), he probably wouldn't be accepted in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 306451, member: 3699"] Yeah- I definitely want difficult child starting to think about these things. He is of an age and in a situation where he needs to decide if he's willing to do what it takes to reach his ambitions. He needs to think about these things ahead of timee so when he's back in mainstream, he understands that he can't always go out with friends or give into temptations impulsively or not make an effort on homework because this effects grades, which effects ability to get into a good college. If he wants to go to college, he needs to commit to prepping himself for it. Ok, I KNOW he could go to a junior college and do it anyway, but this is my plan to try to make him more responsible and easier to deal with at home. LOL! I guess this is one way I'm trying to take the responsibility off my shoulders and put it on his. I am curious about some of the opportunities for him though so I look into them as I think of them. Them I can relay the info to him in such a way that HE needs to think about it and ultimately, HE makes those decisions. Still, I want to make sure that my decisions now don't limit his opportunities or make it harder for him later on. He's not one to work to go to college just for the sake of it so if he is shooting for being a vet right now, I'll support that. If he changes his mind three times, I don't care as long as he's working toward a constructive goal. It's not about college or being a vet so much to me as it is getting him to sink his teeth into something. I used to encourage him to do military time but with his record and medications we aren't sure how feasible- or even possible- this is yet. I toned it down as a result and now just encourage him to think about what he wants to be doing out of high school and understand there ios a direct correlation between his decisions now and his ability to make his ambitions reality. Anyway, if he doesn't need to go back on psychiatric medications and stays out of trouble from here on out, he will have a decent chance of being accepted in the military, especially if he stays in JROTC successfully in mainstream high school. If those things don't happen (and the psychiatric medication issue isn't something I would hold against him), he probably wouldn't be accepted in. [/QUOTE]
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