Graphic Design Inspiration

He has 9 weeks left of his second year and then has one more year to go to be quialified. His tutors say he is extremely talented but he says he is bored with it. He has no plans if he drops out and neither my ex husband or I are in a position to support him unless her gets a job which probably wouldnt pay enough for him to live on. How can we convince him that he should finish the course even if he never uses it? It's his life not yours, he has to learn from his own mistakes!
try your best to talk him in to completing the second year, after all he only has 9wks left!
let him know that if he wants to drop out after completion of his second year then you'll support his decision (emotionally not financially) at least if he does this then he can always go back and complete his final year at a later date, instead of having to repeat two years! when i was at uni i hated it. i told my parents i wanted to drop out. they flipped out worrying i wouldnt get a job, wouold be financially unsuccessful the rest of my life. There was no cosideration of the fact uni was not making me happy!

Parents r there to ensure their children are HAPPY. if your son isn't enjoying it isn't it better he leaves rathyer than stays and suffers? It'll only make him unhappy. Having taught Graphic Design for a long time, It is worth bearing in mind that if he feels like he has to do the course because of someone else then he won't do anywhere near as well as he should.

I wouldn't sugest dropping out however if his heart isn't in it then, as it is his life and he is an adult... It is down to him I am sure if he completes his second year and takes a break he can take his third year another time. You can not convince a 19 year your right, they see the world in a different way. Try saying 'it's up to you what you decide to do, but you will have to live with the choices you make and will not be able to blame anybody else' and leave him to think about it. If he wants to go and get a job, let him. If he is bored with it now, imagine doing it as a job for years. He needs to know the CLEAR, BRUTAL consequences if he drops out. You will NOT help him out, even with five bucks! He must live on his own, work to support himself, and you will NOT help him out with taking another course.
Sit down with him, write it out on paper - how much him living on his own with a poor paying job will cost - and hopefully he will see some reality. Take him to McDonald's and have one of the full-time workers talk to him about how many hours they have to work to make a living. sit down with him and tell the uses with graphic design and ask him if he drops out is there a second learning co ruse like architecture When I was a little younger than that I wanted to study Business and French, my parents thinking they knew best would not allow this and pushed me to College entrance and Spanish. Big mistake! I had no interest and consequently never finished college and hated Spanish,,, he needs to learn from experience.. ask him to finish the 9 weeks and then let him take a Sabbatical, but set a condition that he must find a job and contribute to the household. Who knows he may surprise you and go back. You sound like a very loving parent , good luck to you both. is it possible that he could convert to another course of he completes this year- the trouble with stuff like this is that he is probably sick of education - could it be suggested that he complete this year and take a year out - he might realise how hard it is to find wok and go back to it or he will find a good job and solve the problem .