Entrepreneurs are known to work 100 hours a week; to do it all from
sales to bookkeeping. How is my daughter going to know how to do
this coming out of a special education resource classroom?
Answer:
Many business owners work long, hard hours; many
do not. Profitable businesses allow owners to hire others to do
much of the work, and most small businesses, in reality, do not
take 100 hours a week to operate. Still, the work can be challenging
especially to someone who has been deprived a work ethic through
unpaid “experiences” that devalue work and the worker,
who has improper work supports, or who has been sheltered from typical
expectations of career achievement. Starting a part-time or after
school business may be a worthwhile family activity that counteracts
low expectations commonly afforded children with high support needs.
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