Yup....my wife and I had a pretty clear vision (it probably helps that I was a Finance major)....get our boys through school with no debt (we set up annuity type investments shortly after we married).....We offered the same "deal" to them....in state we pay for everything....out of state we pay what we would have paid in state and they borrow the rest.....the both went to state schools....zero debt...
I started talking to them about investing when they were still in HS, luckily for us....they actually listened (which is the real key)....they now have good jobs and contributing to 401k's plus investing in annuity type investments as well....I think we were very lucky but if you can impress upon your kids some good financial advice? Much more valuable than any class IMO (which I do think is a good idea as some percentage of the kids will take away some value)....