JobCorps

Martina · 10-31-2012, 01:56 PM

This may sound rude, but how middle class is your son's upbringing?

Job Corps is tough. Regimented -- early to bed, early to rise. Except for weekends.

And the kids who succeed -- based on what I have seen -- are the stronger kids from the hood. That means that they were surely strong kids IN the hood, some of them doing the things that keep one on top of the heap.

Some not. I had a female student, who went because she was tired of the streets. She was a take no shit person, tall and kind of andro looking, but straight. Basically, she didn't fit in and therefore was a target. She got tired of fighting over nothing and wanted out. She did fine.

I have found that the kids who stay and finish are the tougher kids (with some shitty experiences behind them) who want out.

It's not easy at all. You have to want it. Kids who are made to go there usually don't make it. And I wouldn't put a middle class kid in the Treasure Island one for money. Blows my mind a little to think about it. But they are different everywhere. You should check the one out that you are contemplating.

I am all for shaking a kid up, but if this is a fairly sheltered child, I personally would not risk it.

My whole thing is to be careful not to set a kid up for another failure. Failure after failure in those transitional years can be paralyzing.

Tcountry · 10-31-2012, 09:05 PM

I had a, small town Midwestern, friend attend about 10 yrs ago. She did great. Learned a lot an liked the experience.
I think. like most things, it depends on your attitude and willingness to work hard to get what you want/need.
If he does have a focus that he Really Wants to do, not just eh ok maybe this....then it is a good and quick way to get focused training in that field.

pajama · 10-31-2012, 09:27 PM

Thanks everybody for your additional input. I don't know that sheltered would be a word I would use for The Boy, because he has had to put up with me as a mother. LOL But in the sense y'all are using it, he really is a relatively good kid and if he wasn't 6'7' he would definetly become a target I think. He's got a mouth on him, more condescending, so probably some of the street kids would shank his a$$.

Since this he has gotten a job, that for a 17 y/o pays really good. It's food industry and he has already said "I don't know how people do this their whole life. I definetly want to go back to school." I think he is going to take online classes. He's still really young and with online, I can log on and help remind him of his deadlines. I'm also going to get him tested for ADD and see if this helps him with remembering what's due and when. He's smart enough for the education, he just doesn't follow through. And that is probably age too.

As long as he's working, even if it's not in something he likes. He's learning. Learning how hard it is, how it sucks to get stuck in a deadend job.

Thanks for the help, my village, The Planet.

A

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Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,284 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	This may sound rude, but how middle class is your son's upbringing? Job Corps is tough. Regimented -- early to bed, early to rise. Except for weekends. And the kids who succeed -- based on what I have seen -- are the stronger kids from the hood. That means that they were surely strong kids IN the hood, some of them doing the things that keep one on top of the heap. Some not. I had a female student, who went because she was tired of the streets. She was a take no shit person, tall and kind of andro looking, but straight. Basically, she didn't fit in and therefore was a target. She got tired of fighting over nothing and wanted out. She did fine. I have found that the kids who stay and finish are the tougher kids (with some shitty experiences behind them) who want out. It's not easy at all. You have to want it. Kids who are made to go there usually don't make it. And I wouldn't put a middle class kid in the Treasure Island one for money. Blows my mind a little to think about it. But they are different everywhere. You should check the one out that you are contemplating. I am all for shaking a kid up, but if this is a fairly sheltered child, I personally would not risk it. My whole thing is to be careful not to set a kid up for another failure. Failure after failure in those transitional years can be paralyzing.

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pajama Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Klingon Preferred Pronoun?: She Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Just South of Nashvegas Baby Posts: 3,115 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,546 Thanked 7,476 Times in 1,808 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Thanks everybody for your additional input. I don't know that sheltered would be a word I would use for The Boy, because he has had to put up with me as a mother. LOL But in the sense y'all are using it, he really is a relatively good kid and if he wasn't 6'7' he would definetly become a target I think. He's got a mouth on him, more condescending, so probably some of the street kids would shank his a$$. Since this he has gotten a job, that for a 17 y/o pays really good. It's food industry and he has already said "I don't know how people do this their whole life. I definetly want to go back to school." I think he is going to take online classes. He's still really young and with online, I can log on and help remind him of his deadlines. I'm also going to get him tested for ADD and see if this helps him with remembering what's due and when. He's smart enough for the education, he just doesn't follow through. And that is probably age too. As long as he's working, even if it's not in something he likes. He's learning. Learning how hard it is, how it sucks to get stuck in a deadend job. Thanks for the help, my village, The Planet. A