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Originally Posted by Azure
To me the biggest issue is the attitude. I have friends in Germany, and it is interesting how trades are looked upon as a great career. All the big German manufacturers have programs in place to get these kids into vocational programs when they are 15 already.
Here in Canada we think kids taking a 'year off' before going to post secondary is great. Why? We need to get kids into programs sooner, not later.
Teacher attitudes are the worst to me. I don't think a single teacher I had advocated for trade schools, and many of the kids that did end up going to trade school have great careers.
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Just the fact that universities and colleges are now called 'higher ed' tells you all you need to know about where society is. In election polling, a high school diploma now falls under the 'uneducated' category.