I'm watching my daughter struggle with this. Her first year of college was a complete failure - she couldn't adapt to the environment. After some poking at comm

I'm watching my daughter struggle with this. Her first year of college was a complete failure - she couldn't adapt to the environment. After some poking at community college, she realized that she needs to pursue her true passion, which is creating food that is both delicious and ethical. The college world says "Well, spend forty grand a year on culinary school so you can make $12/hour when you get out". She doesn't think that's either financially sensible, or the best way to find a career in food (there are other things to do besides being a chef). That changed for her this weekend. Through a lucky bit of accidental networking, I got her an interview at a place owned by a world famous chef, who happens to be her favorite chef whose food she has actually eaten. She'll spend her days working as a prep cook, learning the methods and concepts of a genius. And getting paid for it. And if she does well, she can get a reference for her next job from an internationally-known chef. That's better than college, for her.