Aurthor Sido has written a great article about the idol of college and the lack of skilled trades workers.
Education, work and skillz
two quotes from his post:
“So why are parents not encouraging our kids to learn a trade of some sort? It is cheaper than college, pays well and is in demand. What is the problem? Are we averse to having our kids work with their hands?”
“Just because someone gets dirty at work and wears jeans instead of khakis doesn’t mean they are a failure. Maybe we should be less eager to have our kids get expensive sheepskin status symbols and more eager to have them learn marketable skills? Instead of leaving school and entering adulthood with a six figure debt load, aren’t many of kids better off with no debt and a marketable skill? ”
http://thesidos.blogspot.com/2011/12/education-work-and-skillz.html
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