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Originally Posted by look 171
Problem with schools? They all have to sell to parents and the higher ups so they must look good with great sounding classes like robotics or medical magnets. Dumb parents buy into the names, principals look great, schools fill those spots and students gain nothing from it but to cut and screw a few pieces of alum channels together, attach a motor to a battery, play a few computer games, that's it. In the mean time, trade based companies are screaming for qualify or willing bodies to work. Older tradesmen are retiring with not too many young people entering the trades. No one in education seems to listen. That's typical with education folks. Young people entering college or work force aren't informed enough about the working world and these teacher have not a fooking clue what's going on out there in the work force. In the mean time, they are screaming about pay raises because the mechanic are making more money then them and have no degrees.
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This is true. Also, young people simply do not want to pursue careers in the trades. I have made presentations to them in which I start with the wages and benefits to get them interested, which works. But then when I mention I am talking about trade work, I see the tops of their heads as they return to their phones. Young people interested in trade careers will benefit from increasing demand and decreasing supply. Earnings are robust, and those jobs cannot be outsourced.