Comments on: Excellent Sheep https://researchparent.com/excellent-sheep/ Educational Learning Materials for Parents and Teachers Sat, 09 May 2020 21:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 By: Michelle https://researchparent.com/excellent-sheep/#comment-3313 Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:01:30 +0000 https://researchparent.com/?p=8605#comment-3313 In reply to maryanne @ mama smiles.

It definitely is complicated. I would never want to push my kids to pursue fields which they wouldn’t enjoy just so they can be financially “successful.” I definitely know people that have done that and they seem perpetually disappointed. At the same time, I want my kids to be self-sufficient and at least somewhat financially secure in the future. I guess my hope is that when the time comes, I’ll be able to help my kids look at all their interests and choose the one that is at least somewhat practical to pursue as a career. I know it won’t be that easy. I also know plenty of people who pursued “safe” majors and are still struggling right now. It seems like there is an element of luck no matter which direction you go.

]]> By: maryanne @ mama smiles https://researchparent.com/excellent-sheep/#comment-3281 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 05:37:05 +0000 https://researchparent.com/?p=8605#comment-3281 I completely agree with you that it is possible to be passionate about science and engineering – my husband certainly is! Those are fields I pursued because they were “safe” fields, and I suspect that is what the author is fighting against. It would be easy for me to now say that I should have just stuck with the things I loved more (music and making), but my parents didn’t feel safe with those options and I still see why. I earn some money through blogging, but my engineering husband is very much the primary wage earner – and if something happened to him I likely would fall back on my “practical” degrees in public health and education for the health coverage benefits those fields offer.

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