I'm trying to be hands-off as my teen applies to college. It's been difficult for me, especially when they missed a deadline.

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The author's son is applying to college.

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My kids went to an outdoor elementary school with no art, music, or library. They loved it, but adjusting to public school was hard.

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The author's kids attended an outdoor learning school.

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I'm an entrepreneur who never went to college and taught my kids to avoid debt. They both decided to go to college anyway.

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The author's daughter decided to attend college.

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I dropped out of college to work at Trivago. Now I run the company.

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Johannes Thomas went from intern to CEO of Trivago

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The 'Godmother of AI' says your college diploma is losing power — here's what she looks for instead

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Fei-Fei Li at a reception at St James's Palace in London on November 5, 2025
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li says that fast learners who embrace AI now outshine degree holders in hiring.

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I got pregnant with my daughter in college. Now, she's applying to college herself, and I'm grieving the life I could've had.

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The author (left) was pregnant in college with her daughter.

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I refuse to give my 11-year-old son a cellphone, even though everyone else at school has one. I'm struggling to hold my ground.

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The author and her son went on a hike to be phone-less.

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How these millennials are making 6 figures, pursuing their passions, and climbing the career ladder without college degrees

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Millennials without college degrees said they're grateful for the lives and careers that they have.

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Elon Musk says AI will make most skills obsolete — but his kids can still go to college if they want

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Elon Musk at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2025.
Elon Musk says AI may render most job skills obsolete, yet he still supports college for his sons because it offers social growth and broad learning that they cannot obtain elsewhere.

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A history professor says AI didn't break college — it exposed how broken it already was

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Engineering students at the International Technology Olympics, Pardis Technology Park, in Tehran, on October 28, 2025.
A professor says AI didn't cause the crisis in education — it exposed it.

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