This is the same reason why the Mussar movement, the frum Kabbalah movement, the Baal Shem Tov all succeeded. They all realized that diversity in a Torah format is important.
Chanoch Lenar Al Pi Darko is not a patented slogan, it is an ideal that every parent must strive to reach. This means that every child is their own person and should go to school’s that are mat’im for them regardless of what society thinks.
Parnassah is completely dependent on hashem’s bracha, so why not enjoy yourself while you are at it. Education alone is not a guarantee of success in the business world. A person who does his/her work passionately often times succeed financially in life and have the perk of loving every minute of it. In my opinion if your son chooses to get a degree in personal fitness and become a personal trainer, GREAT!
WellInformedYid will get a kick out of this one: Tracht Gut un Vet Zein Gut!! Rabbi Finkel here in Chicago tells people to live life for themself and not for what the neighbors think. After all your neighbors are worrying about what you are thinking about them. So it’s really one vicious cycle. Just be happy and let the chatterboxes talk, who cares?
Here’s a sweet secret:
Many of the biggest yentas who chatter about people’s dress, actions, thoughts, etc., etc. do the exact behaviors or worse in more discreet settings. This way they look holy in the eyes of society and can pass definitive judgment on others while ducking under the radar themselves.