Parents Let Kid Drop Out Of School to Concentrate on Guitar Hero
Every kid’s dream, right? Guitar Hero, all day, every day, but seriously, even with 5 Guitar Hero games out (plus rock band), doesn’t it all get old after a while? I mean, I’m no lover of school work, but why give up the awesome social networking and potential funness place that is school for playing guitar hero all day? It’s kind of pathetic.
The parents I’m even more disappointed at. I’m not for parents being heavy-handed about stuff like getting a 94% instead of a 90% in the IB program so that one can get more of a cushion in case you mess up later (like mine tend to do), but stuff like THIS is what I think they should intervene on.
I mean seriously, look at some of these quotes:
“”We couldn’t take the complaining anymore,” says Hunter. “He always told me that he thought school was a waste of time.”"
Jesus Christ, are you really going to listen to a 16 year old’s opinion (please no ad hom tu quoque) on a matter like that? How dumb do you have to be!?
“Mike and Hunter do not believe in one-size-fits-all parenting.”
Oh, I see. That dumb. Well, damn, I wish my parents didn’t believe in THAT kind of parenting. I can just imagine…. “Hey mom, I can blow a MEAN spit bubble, and I heard they have a spit bubble blowing competition next week in the mall, can I drop out of school to practice and get better? I mean, there’s ANOTHER competition down in the next town, I think it’s going to be the next BIG THING!!!”
“In one respect, the arrangement is similar to what parents of gifted child athletes and actors have done for years. “
Yes, except for the fact that a) it’s rare that these “gifted child athletes/actors” make it big in the end, and b) Competitive Gaming is not a field in which one can stand a chance at making money. Period. Makes one think, how do these parents fiscally justify this? Lets see:
“Gaming for him is serious business. It’s his job.
Among the prizes he’s won playing “Guitar Hero” tournaments: gift certificates, gaming equipment and chicken sandwiches.” (emphasis added)
Oh…..
Check out for yourself:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2766/story/1155589.html
PS: The kid stole my 7-9th grade hair…
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