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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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Yup, it's an odd phenomenon of the west and seemingly supported by many. I've never understood it for the most part. If the year off is spent legitimately exploring potential career paths, then great. Not a fan however of 17 year old kids taking a year off to sit around at home doing nothing that relates to their future career plans or even worse, going on some backpacking expedition in Europe or SE Asia to discover themselves.