Broadcaster Press 11 February 24, 2015 www.broadcasteronline.com events. We have a big music festival that we host every year in the summer.” Even though Church’s husband, Matt, didn’t need formal education to further his career, Church recognizes that a degree might be necessary for another individual to do the same thing. “Take somebody who has never been in a band or who has never done sound,” she said. “They do have sound engineering programs. Those are beneficial for people who have not had the life experience and street smarts to be able to do that without any education.” Traditional education does have its place as certain careers require it. “I definitely think that school helped me to be a better nurse,” Church said. “I need more education to continue my career in midwifery. I think there’s a lot of things that require education.” ? STREET From Page 9 about it,” Skelton shared. He said he uses books, podcasts and learning from others’ successes and mistakes to continue furthering his education. “I think to be an entrepreneur you have to have the drive to learn what you need to,” Church said. “[My husband and I] have both completely relied on being self-employed and sort of relying on our own personalities.” Capitalizing on your own personality strengths, interests and background is the key to a successful life and career according to Church. Church said her husband has never gone to college but nevertheless has become a successful musician and promoter/sound engineer for other bands. “That’s something that he’s able to provide for our family at a much more regular and strong basis using skills he’s learned on the street,” Church said. “He’s played guitar and been a musician for years and years. He’s been able to take that and supplement into putting on shows for other people and promoting those For an extended version of this story visit www.plaintalk.net “The only things I think you need to go to school for are things you need particular certification for,” Skelton said. “If somebody is becoming a doctor for example they have to reach a certain level of education or meet a certain standard in order to become a doctor.” The benefits of classroom education depends on the individual according to Skelton. “It all depends on what you get out of it,” he said. “If you go to college and work your tail off and really learn a ton then it’s a good return on the investment. But if you go to college just to get through it and you end with a degree, you might be farther down the line than somebody who has spent four years in a job gaining skills. “If I was hiring for somebody I would hire someone who has the most skills regardless of whether they learned them in college or on the job. I definitely think there’s a benefit from going to college. We have a little daughter and I will definitely encourage her to go to school but she has to go to school for a reason rather than just go to college to get a degree. It’s what you do while you’re there.” When considering the future of the rising generation, many parents, including Church, take their own educational experiences into account when deciding how to educate their children. Church graduated high school in 2007 and went immediately to college, something she regrets. Church felt like she wasn’t ready and didn’t have a clear enough picture as to what she wanted to do in life to go to a major university so soon after high school. “It cost a lot of money for me and my family to have a learning experience and that’s something that i’m doing differently with my kids, really making sure that they’re the college type for one,” she said. “I do think there’s plenty of careers you can do without formal education.” Church herself did very well during her public school years, something that actually ended up putting pressure on her she said. “I was a straight-A student and graduated with honors,” she said. “When you are doing well in high school you have a lot of pressure from teachers and parents to be a doctor or a lawyer and I think when the pressure is put on too young, kids make decisions based off of their parents’ interests instead of what they really want to do.” Though Church is not against formal education, she said if her kids want to do college, she wants them to take it slowly and take some general classes to help realize more fully what they want to do. Church’s current plans are to homeschool her children, which so far has been a rewarding experience. “My 2 ½ year old for awhile he was obsessed with dinosaurs and space and so we intricately explained what happened to the dinosaurs and all about them and he really took to it,” she said. “I think that if you start at a really basic level doing math and reading all at the same time it hinders their ability to really delve into their interests at the same time.” Part of their homeschooling process involves taking their children on nature walks, exposing them to animals and plants, other similar field trips, and looking at stars and meteor showers at night and explaining how it works. “We feel confident in our ability to teach them as they grow,” Church said. “We really want their experience to be the best that it can be.” The focus, Church said, is to create a child-led educational experience and if her children decide to receive formal education, she would not be against it. “If they choose to go that route we definitely want to facilitate that in a way that won’t be overwhelming and that will really help them harness what they want to do and take hold of that,” she said. Skelton himself has a daughter who will be two in April with another due in May and is considering options for the time they will be ready for school. “I like homeschool because you can teach at their level but the public school because you have the integration of different worldviews and exposures you wouldn’t necessarily get at home,” he said. “I’m leaning more toward homeschool but i’m not dead set against the public school either.” Though the future is uncertain, Skelton is focused on one thing to help guide his decisions as far as his child’s education. “20 years from now, what is going to get my daughter to a better spot in life where she can succeed?” he said. AU AUTO DETA TAILER With an ad in the 624-4429 Broadcaster 1335 Other Employment 1340 Vermillion Dakota Senior Meals is accepting applications for a Janitor/Kitchen Assistant. Hours are 9:30am-2:00pm, M-F. Benefits include paid holidays and PTO. 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