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aka-chmeee

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17. You're entitled to your opinion.....

Sat Feb 24, 2018, 06:16 PM

Feb 2018

as I am to mine. And mine still stands, as well. While I really like the movie "Rollerball" I don't see it as the secret pattern for American education. Conspiracy theories aside, not every student is college material. Whether their own fault, their choice, or just difficulty learning. Should they settle for slinging 'burgers or try to find something else?

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Raw Story: Vocation-only schooling is a trap on many levels [View all] DemocracyMouse Feb 2018 OP

Bookmarked for later reading. Thanks for posting. secondwind Feb 2018 #1

Above all! world wide wally Feb 2018 #2

Good article/link! Puzzler Feb 2018 #3

Of course not fooled Feb 2018 #4

Gee! I attended a Tech school in 1968 and 1969. Didn't realize aka-chmeee Feb 2018 #5

The point is to teach both "how" and "why". DemocracyMouse Feb 2018 #8

"technical training is only good for a few years" -- that's what continuing ed is for. X_Digger Feb 2018 #13

That's generally a reflection of the teacher's approach mythology Feb 2018 #15

My Technical Training to be an aircraft mechanic bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #23

This isn't about your individual experience.... Adrahil Feb 2018 #9

You're entitled to your opinion..... aka-chmeee Feb 2018 #17

You're entirely missing the point... Adrahil Feb 2018 #19

Generally speaking I have no problem with the content of your answer. aka-chmeee Feb 2018 #20

Not involving technicians in the design process bluecollar2 Feb 2018 #24

I completely agree. Adrahil Feb 2018 #31

Knr backtoblue Feb 2018 #6

In the end, this is just another attempt to polarize and create class difference ck4829 Feb 2018 #7

I'm a first generation college graduate.... Adrahil Feb 2018 #10

Exactly. Keep them ignorant and at least somewhat content with class differences. highplainsdem Feb 2018 #11

My dad, a home builder of 45 years, just retired last year. X_Digger Feb 2018 #12

When I was in high school in the late 1960s vo-tec students mixed with everyone else csziggy Feb 2018 #14

I'm almost ready to declare RawStory a fake news site aikoaiko Feb 2018 #16

The point is never to settle DemocracyMouse Feb 2018 #21

I recently met a fellow that had a Philosophy degree sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #18

It's not skills VS context! DemocracyMouse Feb 2018 #22

Skills makes the money sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #25

Why stop at making money? DemocracyMouse Feb 2018 #34

I think you can educate yourself without taking extra classes sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #36

At first glance I misread this as- rzemanfl Feb 2018 #26

Now there's an idea... Merlot Feb 2018 #27

Pretty much what I tried for through college and two post-graduate degrees. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2018 #29

Trump University? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #32

No, real schools: rzemanfl Feb 2018 #33

This is harking back to the days when as a student entering college for the first time, I SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #28

I'm calling bullshit on that notion. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #30

Why stop at making money? How dumb. DemocracyMouse Feb 2018 #35