My Son & College
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Why not just buy him an Auduino Uno kit and a cheap laptop. No internet needed, it's cheap, and quick for him to discover if he likes programming or not.
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I was the same I had several "ideas" what I wanted to do while in high school from working I electronics to being a ninja
. Can't really remember what was my main thing but seem to remember it was on the lines of film but more behind the scenes like FX and CGI (remember getting Imagine free from a Amiga mag. Then moving to lightwave on PC lived messing with them).Then while I was in the last year taking GCSE I got offered an apprenticeship in engineering. Did that so college full time for the first year then working for 3 yrs while doing 1 day a week in college. Got my BTEC in that then carried on with the same company and got a uni degree doing it 1day a week for a few extra years.
In the time I still loved different aspects of IT from gaming to building and repairs. Then got asked to join the IT team (well at the time and until I left was only the manager and me).
Been in IT since. Between worked for Dell as a field engineer, couple of local "computer" shop's. (Was even a double glazing sales man (but only for 2 months as told them to stick it).
So you can plan the future you want from a young age but it might not go that way. But that doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the journey and are happy then go your own route
I will add if you get an opportunity to do an apprenticeship I would recommend it. Gives training while getting work experience.
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@hobbit666 said in My Son & College:
So you can plan the future you want from a young age but it might not go that way. But that doesn't matter as long as you enjoy the journey and are happy then go your own route
I think the things that kids need to think about is that they need to have a plan, right or wrong, just a plan. Then do things to forward that plan. This will either make good progress for you on that plan, or it will show you it is a bad plan, etc. Then you can switch plans to something else that makes more sense for you. Rinse and repeat.
The sooner you do this, the more you learn about "things" and about yourself. This is what you are supposed to be doing all through your high school years, this is your time to figure these things out. So that by the time you are seventeen, you've already filtered through a bunch of things and have honed the plan a bit.
I made "mistakes" like this, I tried restaurant management, hotel management, factory engineering, specialty engineering, etc. All in just a few years. Sure, they all sucked and I learned that I didn't like those things. But I learned tons from the process and could show to an employer or an educational institute that I'd been actively learning about jobs, careers, myself, growing as an individual, etc.
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@momurda said in My Son & College:
@jaredbusch said in My Son & College:
@momurda said in My Son & College:
Also, your 17 year old will probably change his mind next week. And then again the week after that. And again this afternoon.
This is a bunch of shit.
No it isnt. I added a conditional probably at the beginning. The vast majority of people at 17 are clueless about what they want for their future, except for some nebulous 'to get a job' type goal that their parents have foisted on them.
Just because you swear and berate people on a forum doesnt make you correct.So who is the pot and who is the kettle?
