As a former college writing teacher, I’m so tired of adults demanding that kids “choose a career path” before their brains are even close to being fully developed. (Science says that’s around age 25, in case you didn’t know.) Rarely did my 18, 19, and 20-year-old students hone in on their forever future at their ages. They simply didn’t have the life experience, self-awareness, and maturity to make such a major decision.
Two of my children are teens, and already, their schools are imploring them to start making some big life choices. I taught at the university level for a decade, and most of those young adults weren’t ready to “pick and stick” yet, much less our high school and middle school kids.
