Saturday, February 05, 2005
Here's an article to pass along to any educators you know. Most of us operate under the illusion that the best career path for young people is to graduate from high school and move on to four years of college. In truth, today's economy demands more than a high school education, but most good jobs do not require four years of college. Read more. You can download a copy of the article to pass on here.
We need to update our thinking, especially about "vocational education". The truth of the matter is that anyone who wants more than entry level wages needs technical skills. Whether you get these skills in a community college, in an apprentice ship program, in medical school, or law school doesn't much matter. But if you want to earn more than about $10 an hour, you need technical training of some sort.
Right now, we are not producing enough people with technical skills. We have shortages of math and science teachers, air traffic controllers, nurses, pharmacists, long haul truck drivers, and the list goes on.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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New thoughts on technical training
