There is no reason to go to college immediately after high school. There’s no law that every 18-year has to be seated in the front row of a seminar hall taking notes in Anthro 101. Just because we did that way, and all the neighbors’ kids are wearing their college sweatshirts, it doesn’t mean that’s the only path forward. 

Some kids are better served in schools that train a person directly for employment. They are great with tools and mechanical things. They have no interest in Shakespeare and Plato. They shouldn’t be forced to do something they hate for four years, when there are another path — a highly lucrative path — that would be a better fit for them. 

Other students need a little more time before being successful in college. They need time to grow in other dimensions before they are ready for the rigor and self-discipline of college education. College is waiting for them, when they’re ready for it. There are no barriers to age.

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