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As a young woodshop and construction instructor (taught architecture also)in a high school I always felt that my job was not to get student or influence them in any way to get into those fields. Discussions on careers, advancements and pay scales in all its related fields and the schooling involved was part of their lesson. Let them make their own choices. I couldn't stress enough on getting a good education after high school.
Like most kids, they want to do what's fun. I only wish that part trades education could include how to make the transition from working to running a small business. An old contractor told me when I was about 19 sitting on a roof of a house having lunch over looking the valley into Beverly Hills. His suggestion was to shape up and if I really want to work wood, then get a job and sand and shape wood all day long. If not, smart up and run what you have as a business and get someone else to sand your parts. So I listened. Too bad many never make that transition.
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