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Do middle-schoolers who will be doctors take apart animals in their spare time? Do the future-lawyers sue people? Violinists, painters (presumably the artist
by danielweber 13y ago
Do middle-schoolers who will be doctors take apart animals in their spare time? Do the future-lawyers sue people?
Violinists, painters (presumably the artist type, not the outside-of-my-house type), and athletes are in career paths vastly different from engineers, doctors, or lawyers. There are very few people who actually support themselves with careers in the former.
Even though I have been coding since 2nd grade, I'd hate for that to become some kind of career filter to keep people out.
- morganherlocker 13y agoAs someone who grew up thinking he wanted to be an attorney (until I realized how much paper work there was), I grew up participating in debate club and mock court. My sister grew up wanting to be a doctor and would research various illnesses and learn all about them; she is now in school for medicine. This sort of thing might not happen in every field, but the two you pointed to are probably not the best examples, since both of these behaviors are pretty common for kids interested in law and medicine.
- yummyfajitas 13y agoThe career path is different, but mindset is very similar. As far as mindset goes, I find I have a lot more in common with the artist or musician than with the doctor or lawyer. And much like the artist or actor, but probably unlike the lawyer or doctor, I'd probably pursue my technical passions (at least as a hobby) even if there was very little money in it.