Beauty School Dropout

Lima – Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 12:04 AM PT – 1 comment

This week’s episode of Gossip Girl may have actually hit on an important subject- it just happened to be a little buried under all the accusations of “spotlight stealing”.

Little J has decided to take matters into her own hands and pursue a fashion career by dropping out of highschool. I know that the classic response is “stay in school” and legally every minor has to, but how much school is needed? If you already have a passion and the drive to achieve your goals then how important is it to pursue more schooling?

I recalled an article I had read about the ever talented John Mayer where he states that despite his growing up with a high school principal father and a teacher mother, he just went to school to get the whole ordeal over with. Shortly thereafter he dropped out of college to pursue his talents on his own accord. Look at where he is now, several grammy awards and a billion dollars later he’s still keeping his dreams alive.

So- what do our GG readers think? How important is a post secondary education if you’re already passionate and have proven yourself talented at a certain craft? Should little J suffer the perils of high school and all the irrelevant childish in fighting? or should she break out on her own and learn about the business the hard way? starting at the bottom and design her way to the top?

xoxo, L.