I am so delighted to be sharing this conversation that I had with Bruce Gates, DC, father of eight children that he allowed the freedom to live and learn without cultural/societal/government intervention.

And since probably a majority of people watching this might be so curious to know what each one ended up doing, here’s the rundown:

Bruce D. Gates - worked at Disney for 20+years, then recruited to consult for Deloit

Eric Gates - Self employed, real estate, dog walker, caregiver.

Matthew Gates - Teaches English in Nagoya, Japan. Journeyman carpenter, UofO grad in language, Japanese.

Ariel Gates - Certified chef, Portland School of Culinary Arts.

Chenille Gates - Retired. Disabled, owns her home in Springield, OR.

Rainsong Gates - Self employed, service provider, caregiver, UofO grad, Ecology.

Rhea Gates - Caregiver, UofO grad, Journalism

Rhys Gates - Roseburg Lumber, admin, finance. UofO grad, Master, Business

Shea Gates - OCCU credit union, Entrepreneur, UofO grad Business

Notice - FIVE of them did go to college and it was not a problem at all to get in. The moral of the story here is, You do not need to go through 12 years of compulsory “school” in order to get to college. And, actually, one does not need to go to college to “succeed”.

Bruce and his wife offer mentoring services at Tao Farm Consulting.