Education
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Trade schools should be promoted as heavily as four-year universities
Alternative paths to success vs college-focused culture.
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1 day ago
Germany has a great apprenticeship system and low youth unemployment. We could learn something instead of pushing everyone toward degrees they don't need.
1 day ago
Underrated comment. This should be at the top.
1 day ago
My high school acted like college was the only option. They never even mentioned trades. Kids who were amazing with their hands were treated like failures. That's so messed up.
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1 day ago
Automation is coming for trades too. CNC machines, 3D printing, robotics - assuming these jobs will always exist is naive.
1 day ago
The 'learn a trade' advice usually comes from people who went to college. It's easy to romanticize blue collar work when you're not the one doing it in 100 degree heat.
1 day ago
More people need to hear this. Sharing with everyone I know.
1 day ago
The wage comparisons always cherry-pick successful tradespeople. Plenty of people in trades are barely getting by. The median tells a different story than the outliers.
1 day ago
I worry about tracking kids into trades too early. Historically, 'vocational education' was where they dumped poor kids and minorities. We need to be careful.
1 day ago
This take always frustrates me because it ignores so many obvious problems.