tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post113520097050246839..comments2023-11-23T03:57:48.716-08:00Comments on lifestylism: Preparing Kids for the FutureJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1137029656708717942006-01-11T17:34:00.000-08:002006-01-11T17:34:00.000-08:00Sounds like a success story to me!: )So how do you...Sounds like a success story to me!<BR/>: )<BR/><BR/>So how do you think you'll approach self-actualization for your kid(s) as a parent? How might it be different from how your mom did approached it?<BR/><BR/>OK, one more quick question. What kind of career guidance did you get in high school, other than your mom's wise take on the purpose of university?Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576366.post-1137029258615717752006-01-11T17:27:00.000-08:002006-01-11T17:27:00.000-08:00I went to an "alternative" school for a while that...I went to an "alternative" school for a while that featured exactly this sort of teaching - synthesis, exploration, research, metacognition being highlights. It has served me pretty well: I'm definitely interested in most subjects; willing to explore new vistas; and I have been reasonably competent in all the sorts of places I've happened to.<BR/><BR/>I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to do with my extreme lack of specialization...<BR/><BR/>As for parenting, my mom believed in giving me tools for life and then allowing me to use them as I saw fit; she was also really insistent that I should never attend university simply for a job. University was for feeding your brain, and for fun. My sister and I have had very seperate paths, but we're happy, and adaptable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com