My 10 Year Old Got Punished at School for Doing Exactly What I Get Paid to Do

So this episode wasn’t planned. But I had to hit record and talk about what just happened with my 10-year-old.

He got in trouble at school… for doing something I literally get paid to do. The kid launched his first little business. Saw a gap in the market — the school store didn’t have stickers — so he convinced my wife to buy a bunch on Amazon, then turned around and started selling them to the third and fourth graders for bluff bucks. He even brought in a couple friends, gave them a handful of stickers, told them they could keep part of what they made, and boom — he built a sales team. That’s what I do for a living. That’s entrepreneurship 101.

But apparently… that’s not allowed. He got told it was “taking advantage” of other kids. And look, I’m trying to be respectful here, but that’s wild to me. The school itself gives out bluff bucks to reward kids for good behavior — and lets them exchange them for prizes. So my son did exactly that. Just… better. And because he was better at it, they shut it down. Not only that, they gave him a mark in his folder. And you know what I did? I gave him five bucks. Told him I was proud of him. Because I am.

Look — I’m not bashing teachers. I couldn’t do what they do. But man, we’ve got to stop punishing kids for being creative. He found a solution. He was respectful. He didn’t hurt anyone. And instead of being encouraged, he got in trouble. That’s a problem. Because this was a chance to teach real-world thinking, and we missed it. Big time.

Anyway… just felt like this one needed to be shared.

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