Should Parents Pull High School Students Go To College?

For many years I have heard people say passion beats talent any day. To clarify, if you have a strong desire to succeed in something you can achieve your dreams regardless of anything else. For example, some teachers and parents believe that without college you cannot be successful. However, we are all different and each of us has our own individual goals in life. For some the goal might be a college degree, while for others it may not be. Therefore, parents and teachers should not push high school graduates towards college, instead it should be their own decision. My brother has always struggled in school, and never had the interest in going to college. His true passion is the outdoors. Every since he was big enough, he went with my dad farming, or hunting. His goal in life is to follow in my dad's footsteps, and be a farmer. He can still be successful without a college degree, and love what he is doing
The Edition trust released a study on transcripts of high school graduates of 2013. In this study they found that while students may be graduating, only a small part of those are actually prepared for the next step. It showed that only 8 percent have taken courses to better prepare themselves for college, and to be “college ready”. Teachers are pushing students that may not even be ready, to go to college. Steve Jobs once said, “Your work is going to fulfill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking and don't settle.” We all have different dreams, and goals in life. Teachers and parents do not need to push students towards college. It should be the high school graduates decisions. College doesn't have to be for everyone, but everyone deserves to find that great work regardless of what it takes to get