Deborah Woehr

I asked both of my sons this question last month, particularly my oldest. He’s a freshman in high school and has a strong interest in becoming an architect. Back in October, I posted a picture of the replica he made of our house. For Christmas, my husband got him some home designing software. He signed up for sculpture and multimedia for next year. I was hoping that the Beginning Drawing class would be available to him, but I guess it wasn’t. So, I’ll have to sit him down and teach him myself, which is not a big deal because I need to brush up on my drawing skills anyway.

We’ve talked about college, although both my husband and I have serious doubts that he’ll go to college. Ron is his father’s son. He’s a very hands-on, visual learner. I’m still encouraging him go, despite our family history. My late brother was the only man in our immediate families that attended college. But in the event that he doesn’t, I talked to him about a back-up plan. If he isn’t able to realize his dream of becoming an architect, he would like to be a contractor.

I can definitely see him doing that. After watching him plan and execute the building of that replica, I think he would be very successful in this field.