It is difficult to have an absolute answer to the right or wrong of these two ideas. Actually, I think it's better to teach students in accordance with their aptitude. Because everyone's personality is different, everyone's choice of doing things will be different. Some people are more suitable for some occupations with high freedom, while others are still suitable for some step-by-step work, so the way of education should be different.
In a variety show, a guest dropped out of high school for half a year to do business. Now his company has a turnover of tens of millions. He thinks his choice is right, because he really succeeded. But I think, as I said above, people have different personalities and different opportunities. We can't educate others with personal success.
It is useful to receive higher education. For example, developed countries with high education level will be rich, while countries with low education level will almost stagnate in economic development. This example shows that a high degree of education can promote success, and a high degree can ensure the stability of a person's living standard, which a low degree of education cannot do.
Japan attaches great importance to national education, which is why Japan's economic level is so developed. A small island country, almost equivalent to the whole economy of China, has a per capita income much higher than that of China. The reason here is simple. The overall education level of Japanese is much higher than that of China, so we will fall behind Japan.
From some of my analysis above, we can see that the advantage of a high degree is to ensure that a person's life can be good and his career can develop well. Low academic qualifications can only achieve personal goals through their own efforts, but in this process, it is actually the accumulation of one's study, so it is a wrong choice for children to drop out of school and start a business. Parents should persuade their children to study hard.