<p>I have a friend who told his son as he approached HS graduation that he had to choose among the Four E’s when he graduated, and it was up to his son to decide which one suited him.</p>
<p>The Four E’s are: Education, Employment, Enlistment or Eviction! </p>
<p>Epic words of wisdom for all of us who are struggling with teenagers in various stages of senioritis.</p>
<p>Most of my friends love this philosophy…what do you think?</p>
<p>I was talking to a neighbor last night who has a very bright son that is/was a freshman at a highly respected school. He was in the dorm and hated it so they helped him get into an apartment with three other guys. She says he’s lost interest in school, doesn’t know what he wants to do, other than keep the party going. I asked if he was coming home and she said,“Absolutely not. He’s got a job and he’s paying his expenses.” </p>
<p>This sounds awful to me. She knows he’s making a huge mistake, but what can she do?</p>
<p>What if your son chooses the fifth E ? ie, the Epicurean philosophy of Eat Drink and be Merry ?</p>
<p>I do not mind to have my kids after graduation from college, but my older never came back after he went to college. I can have his kids, though for 3 weeks at summer time, and I am very thankful for that! Kids are very entertaining after work, then you do not need to look for some activity to fill you day.</p>
<p>helenback, It might not be as awful as you think. If this young man has to work full-time to pay all his bills, he will soon find out it’s no fun. He may regret his choices/behavior and choose to go back to school with a new attitude. </p>
<p>We gave S2 the choice of four yr. sch.,CC, enlistment ot full-time work if he could find it.
He chose four yr. school.</p>
<p>He made a mess of it first semester. This semester he’s trying to dig out of that hole. We have told him if he doesn’t make the grades this semester, there will be no staying in college town with friends and working. He will be returning to his own bedroom and enrollment in the Comm. college.</p>
<p>I don’t see how that’s even an issue. Of course the option of sitting around doing nothing is not a choice. I would also hope that mine choose them in that order, hopefully leaving out the last two permanently.</p>
<p>I would think that a combination of Education and Employment would also be reasonable. Many young people, especially those who are not quite certain of what they want to do, combine part-time employment with part-time enrollment at a community college. This certainly seems like a reasonable option to me, as long as there’s a way to work it out so that the young person is covered by health insurance.</p>
<p>I thought this thread was going to be about the four things everyone should have in order to make a good life for themselves:</p>
<p>Education, Empathy, Exercise, and Entertainment</p>