What I got from @digmedia 's post was that it’s great to allow a child to organically develop her/his interests and passion (and it’s okay if there is no real passion early on). It’s a great outcome if that is feasible and the parents are supportive, and it is truly wonderful when that happens. But it’s even better when there is no student debt burden to consider because that will allow a great deal more breathing space when choosing employment and career.
Imagine the contrary outcome if two parents who are both physicians, lawyers, engineers, accountants, CS professionals, musicians, chefs or (fill in the blank) can conceive of no other option for their child except the paths they know and trod It can be spectacularly dismal for the kid.
Unfortunately, many parents are constrained by their own educational or cultural backgrounds, not to mention financial worries, from allowing a more free-ranging educational experience for their children.
@CValle, you are providing a good counterweight to your H’s perspective.