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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Milt, the point is to plant a seed. I totally agree that the next step is a technical school, but how do kids know that they are interested in a trade if they never experience one? How many inner city kids experience welding or auto repair in their life outside of school? It's about giving the non-college bound kids another potential path towards being a productive member of society.
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And that's my point. That it takes more than some sawdust and metal filings to get that seed planted. What could be done is to offer a broad spectrum of informational classes with a minimum of hands on, but possibly some field trips to illustrate what happens on a major construction site or in a factory. I didn't mention that because I don't know what is available along those lines today.
Of course that's real work and might scare the students back to the books.
When I went to welding school it wasn't all lab time. We watched a lot of videos. Some were very general in nature. Kinda set the scene for what a weldor does and who the sanctioning organization is (AWS).
In fact, exposing young students of all kinds to hands on work would be a good idea. I see a lot of people who don't understand the simple systems employed in their own homes. I mean if the sprinkler timer breaks, they have to call someone.
Ridiculous.