Question of the Day: College

About.com Parenting of Adolescents Guide Denise Witmer has a poll on her site that got me thinking. She's asking parents whether they expect to pick up the expenses of sending their teen to college, or whether they expect that teen to work his or her way through. I had to click on the answer "My teen isn't going to college," and would do so for my pre-teen, too. Right now, I'd just like to see both of them have a positive, low-pressure experience in high school, find a job that gives them some sense of how to live in the world, and then, if somewhere down the line they need college to do what they want to do, we'll deal with it. Do you expect your child to go to college? Click on an answer below, and use your browser's back button if you want to pick more than one.
1) Yes, right after high school
2) Yes, eventually
3) Yes, a four-year college
4) Yes, a two-year college
5) Yes, a trade-oriented program
6) No, my child will get a job after high school
7) No, my child will be in supported employment after high school
8) I have no earthly idea what my child will be able to do after high school
9) My child's young enough that I am just not going to think about this now
10) Other
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