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?
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.
