Results: Yes, Students, You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be...Just Not THAT!

Bartender. That is what one Grade 4 student in Winnipeg wanted to put down for his yearbook when asked what he wanted to be when he grows up. A job the school is asking him to change. Zachary Anderson's uncle, who is a bartender, defends his nephew's career choice. "It's one way to be creative. You get to socialize and you meet new people." Anderson's teacher—and later, the school administration—asked him to change his answer, something he didn't want to do. The school felt the term "bartender" could "lend itself to questions and interpretations within our community". Do you think the boy should be allowed to keep the answer to his question as is?

As a compromise, the school offered to make a separate yearbook for Anderson and his twin brother (who is in the same class), with their two copies saying "bartender," while all others would read, "hospitality." "Instead of making a big deal about this they should just support it like the rest of the class," Anderson said, "They have to support everyone, no matter what", said the Grade 4 student, and he declined the compromise. Do you think the school is right in offering this compromise?

Anderson's mother said educators shouldn't discourage students from any occupation in the service industry, adding that, some people may just be misinformed how far one can go in the sector. Have you ever worked as a bartender?