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Unnecessarily negative. If your teenager has a dream, let him/her do the hard work to achieve that dream. Along the way, life will happen, and that's fine. Foll
by auctiontheory 14y ago
Unnecessarily negative. If your teenager has a dream, let him/her do the hard work to achieve that dream. Along the way, life will happen, and that's fine. Following one's own dream is a vastly better option than meandering through life without any purpose, or in a parentally-decreed career.
On a factual level, I know employees at many of the firms name-dropped in this article, and if they're super geniuses, they hide it well.
- jmharvey 14y agoThe main thing he's railing against are the "video game design" degree/certificate programs that are constantly promoted on daytime TV. These programs will load your teenager up with debt while promising a dream career, but unless they're already extremely talented in art or math, they're probably not going to come out of the program with the skills they need to have a career in the video game industry. And if they do have the art or math talent, they'll be better off getting an education that's not video-game specific.
- ctdonath 14y agoThing is, few will do the hard work necessary. Too many think "follow your dreams" means little more than "show up for class". Is it a dream, or is it a vague response to "what is your dream?" Is it his free-time choice?