I'm reading this on my lunch breaks:
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I picked up a copy of The Art of War for a few bucks. I've read it before, but I'm reading it again with hopes of teaching it to my kid in conjunction to teaching him Magic the Gathering. 90% of my success in life comes from implementing skills I learned from mtg into other things and Sun Tsu is basically a primer for good magic strategy.
After that it's Tao Te Ching. So by high school he'll have the skills to change wheat he can and the understanding to weather what he can't.
Art of War is really good. It's not about war, and not an ethical guide, but it's about strategy and decision-making, which behooves anyone.
That's exactly my point in teaching it. Ethics are something he came into by nature but good strategy and the assessment of variables is something he is not good at. I think it will do him well.
Its a good idea, but keep in mind you can only learn so much without first hand experience. That said, going through rough times for the first time is easier with people supporting and giving advice like you are now.