9. Not All Kids Are Created Equal

Unless they are in someway handicapped at birth, all kids have the potential to be whatever they wish to be. That ability, however, is often quashed by our antiquated school system, which is still quagmired in the Industrial Age, and
by well-meaning parents and grandparents.

Enough has been written about the need to transform our education system on how to teach our kids about coping with the dramatic changes they will face, but entrenched systems are difficult to challenge and change, and that’s not the purpose of this book.

Everyone learns and absorbs information diff erently. Some are best at developing their skills and interests by doing, and others understand and learn best by reading.

I’m sure you’ve noticed that kids have their own set of priorities, and financial independence is not one of them. They are, of course, interested in money and realize they need it, but other than that they’re dependent on parents, family, friends and, later on, odd jobs to get it.