Why a Students Work for C Students and Why B Students Work for the Government: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Education for Parents

The author makes many good reasons to support his claim that "C" students often end up hiring "A" students. In the process, he debunks the idea that school grades determine one's future. For example, starting and running a business enterprise requires many skills, not just school-boy smarts. The A students are sorted out for only a few skills--memorization, historical dates, quick arithmetic, proper grammar, spelling, etc. Those are useful for those who will be scientists, doctors, and engineers. But running a business requires a competency in such fields as finance, people skills, leadership, salesmanship, and organization. Readers will discover how our schools miss many of the important things needed by their students There are many examples of ordinary average people with above average initiative, common sense, and persistence that created thriving businesses. An example is Dave Thomas, a high school drop-out, but he founded and led Wendy's massive chain of fast-food restaurants. He simply hired the accountants, realtors, and architects who were good at designing and supervising his operations, obtaining real estate locations, and creating store designs. The author describes many of the personal characteristics neede for different occupations and how they lead certain students into government jobs, and others into the hard sciences, and still others into leadership in business. This book gives the reader a sound introduction to the types of abilities that make for success in different fields of endeavor. Anyone dealing with children and their schooling and their career plans will benefit from the information in this book. This topic is also well-covered by Thomas J. Stanley in his book "The Millionaire Mind" and "The Millionaire Next Door."