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If I had a 12 year old kid, right now, I'd take him out of school. I wouldn't homeschool him either. He already knows how to read and write and he knows math. He'd never have to go to school again.
posted ago by rambler_ontheroad ago by rambler_ontheroad +179 / -0

I would teach him how to shoot pool and play poker. The time he would be spending in school will be the time he practices these two games. After a few years of reading the right books, analyzing hands, working on stroke mechanics drills, he will already be talented enough to make the same money a college graduate makes.

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– ThurstonHowell3rd 6 points ago +7 / -1

I would teach him how to shoot pool and play poker. The time he would be spending in school will be the time he practices these two games. After a few years of reading the right books, analyzing hands, working on stroke mechanics drills, he will already be talented enough to make the same money a college graduate makes.

If he got a real estate license he'd make more than a college graduate makes.

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– rambler_ontheroad [S] 1 point ago +3 / -2

Can you get one without having a diploma?

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– ThurstonHowell3rd 9 points ago +10 / -1

Depends. Every state has its own requirements (you could try looking here). You'd probably want to move to state that has a hot real estate market (e.g. FL, TX, etc.). Speaking a foreign language would be beneficial and set you apart from the competition.

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