Timeline for How should a jobless father advise his son when he refuses to study because of his educated jobless dad?
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| Nov 13, 2015 at 5:53 | comment | added | Vandermonde | 'Chance vs. no chance' does not convince (anyone reasonable, at least). Should I then go play the lottery? 'Exceedingly close to but not quite no chance' is technically a chance, after all. He needs to know the size of the (improvement in) chance of success (and then decide for himself whether it's worth it, since it is easy to point out that a difference of degree exists but seldom feasible to prove it is of significance, and since what benefit is considered significant depends on the purpose/cost at hand). Your last point is well taken, though; it may not help but let him avoid hurt. | |
| Sep 1, 2015 at 12:54 | comment | added | Gusdor | @Geobits promiscuity is an excellent motivator :D | |
| Aug 29, 2015 at 7:13 | comment | added | Sumyrda - remember Monica | You could dig up some statistics to support this idea when you present it to your son. | |
| Aug 28, 2015 at 14:22 | comment | added | user1450877 | @xLeitix you could also win the lottery but i wouldn't bet my future on it | |
| Aug 28, 2015 at 14:06 | comment | added | xLeitix | If you would come to me with the "no chance" story, I would easily be able to think of / dig out a bunch of examples of college drop-outs or high school graduates that went on to great careers. It's all a game of probabilities. Better education == better chances, but you can still get rich with no education or be unemployed with a PhD. | |
| Aug 28, 2015 at 13:23 | comment | added | Geobits | I'd add that there's also more to education than "study hard; go to college", despite what many people (seem to) think. | |
| Aug 28, 2015 at 13:22 | comment | added | Zaibis | Good last point. | |
| Aug 28, 2015 at 12:18 | history | answered | user1450877 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |