It took me by surprise when my son initially floated the idea of not going to college. His mother and I attended undergrad together. He was an infant on campus when I was in grad school. She went on to earn a PhD. “What do you mean by ‘not go to college’?” I pretended to ask. My tone said: “You’re going.” (He did.) The children of first-generation college graduates are not supposed to go backpacking across (insert destination here). They’re supposed to continue the climb — especially given that... Read this story