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Parent will u let your child drop/quit school. just to pursue his/her dream to become a game master?

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just like the one in the news today...her 16yrs old child quit school cz in order to devote more time to playing Guitar Hero.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/16-year-old-quits-school-to-play-video-game/1238119

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  1. NO that is STUPID, in 5 years no one will care about Guitar Hero and she will be an uneducated dolt.


  2. You need to step up to the plate and act like a parent.  Education is vital.  Make your child stay in school, then off to college - after that - then he can do whatever he wants.


  3. Yes he/she can be whatever they want to be

  4. no way in h**l even if the kid annoyed the **** out of me but i would encourage his gaming if it meant he would win thousands of dollars in prizes

  5. The kid should be taken away and placed with a new family.

  6. Oh sweet Jesus

    This nation is screwed

    That woman should be locked away for being stupid, insane, and abusive...or beaten in tthe streets as an example to other parents

    There is NO shame in this country anymore. NO responsibility, NO pride. It's a nation of Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Histrionics.

  7. Um.  NO.  

  8. yes because you cant control a person you can only raise them to make good decisions  

  9. no..

    Please Answer my question

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  10. No, I wouldn't unless dropping out meant he was going to college/special higher education degree for video games/computer. That's possible.

    You shouldn't just let your child drop out of school without a fight.

    That being said we don't know the whole story. In many states school is only mandatory until 16 years. Perhaps, the teen was going to do it anyways and the parents had to do whatever they could to keep him where they could at least watch over him and help him get his education if he doesn't do as well as he thinks.

    Also, the article said something about "home tuition." So, he could be just getting homeschooled by his parents. If he's doing that and he's keeping up with his studies then I see no problem with his "drop out" because he technically didn't drop out. Young movies stars, smart kids, kids who have special needs etc often home school so that education can be tailored in a way that will help them do better in school. So if this gaming thing is his dream and his parents are really homeschooling him and not just saying they are homeschooling him then I think it's fine.

    Sometimes, I think these articles are made to sound more important then they really are. It really just sounds like he's being homeschooled (because of the home tuition thing) which is fine if he's learning what he's suppose to.

    If he's not being homeschooled and he's not in a special college/technical degree program then I would fight like heck to keep my kid in school. However, you have to consider your options if you child is between 16-18 and your child still wants to quit after trying everything (even bribery) because then he or she may not need your permission.

    I hope this helps : )

  11. thats a big fat NO!

    We need to focus on reality not a false reality

  12. If you even consider that option your a failure, and your child will become one also.

  13. No way. How many famous rich video gamers have you heard of? I've heard of a few fat lazy bums that still live with mommy at 40, that play video games all day long. But successful gamers? Uhhhhh no.

  14. i heard abt that and i wouldnt do that if i had a kid!!!

  15. Without any doubt. NO NO NO  

  16. haha. No way!!

    I read that article the other day... Absolutely ridiculous!!

  17. I heard this story today on the radio driving to work....at first I was like...what an idiot parent but the mother did make a very valid point.  Our radio station had her live on the radio and he actually wins awards (cash prizes and hes homeschooled so he will have a diploma) her argument was that parents do it to train their olympian children and that is their dream so shes letting him pursue his in being a game master.  He does this as a job and its also fun!  Nothing wrong with a fun job!

  18. What no.

    Maybe if your asking this question you shouldnt be a parent.

  19. no i would not (mom of 4)

  20. Absolutely not! I would tell my son that while I encourage him to pursue his dreams, that he still has to have a back up plan - meaning he would have to finish school and have something to fall back on.

    Life doesn't always turn out the way we want it to, so we always have to have a Plan B waiting. And I would make sure my son understood that.

  21. thats just absurd

  22. I'm not a parent, but I wouldn't even give my kid a chance to drop out of school.   I'm going to homeschool when I have mine.  

    I the parent is an idiot if they let their kid do that.  

  23. No way! The parents of this kids are losers and should be investigated by child services.
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