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Texas Independent School District offering training on an exciting career...
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:51 pm
In hair styling and makeup.
This was sent to me by the local school district here near Dallas.
Wonder if they are offering thrilling classes on sanitation engineering and food service industry, too?
So much for preparing the next generation for college.
This was sent to me by the local school district here near Dallas.
Wonder if they are offering thrilling classes on sanitation engineering and food service industry, too?
So much for preparing the next generation for college.
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Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:53 pm to HubbaBubba
Am I supposed to shite on this school district for offering vocational programs instead of pretending everyone can go to university?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:54 pm to HubbaBubba
Schools used to do this all the time. This is good for people to learn a skill when they probably are not college bound.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:54 pm to HubbaBubba
Is there something wrong with being a hair stylist?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:54 pm to HubbaBubba
This isn't new.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:55 pm to AUbagman
My buddy's daughter brings in nearly 6 figs a year doing hair.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:56 pm to HubbaBubba
So you don't think there's a need for hairstylist or people who do make up? Apparently people pay for that. Or should Rhey just prepare students for flipping burgers?
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:57 pm to HubbaBubba
They need to do more of this, but maybe for fields where there isn't an overabundance. Maybe it's different there, but there is no shortage of hair stylists anywhere I've lived in Alabama. Getting a spot in a salon is incredibly competitive in some areas.
ETA: This is still better than acting like everyone should go to college, don't get me wrong.
ETA: This is still better than acting like everyone should go to college, don't get me wrong.
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:57 pm to HubbaBubba
Just struck me as funny. I'm sure there are plenty of kids who don't have the aptitude for college, and this is an option, but in today's world I just expect that most schools are doing their best to prepare kids to go on to college.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:57 pm to HubbaBubba
quote:Well it looks they are doing something more realistic. Is there something wrong with vocational training?
So much for preparing the next generation for college.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:59 pm to HubbaBubba
Awesome. It should be replicated across the nation.
According to the BLS, makeup artists working in the United States earned an average annual salary of nearly $64,000 and average hourly wages of about $30.50 as of 2011.
According to the BLS, makeup artists working in the United States earned an average annual salary of nearly $64,000 and average hourly wages of about $30.50 as of 2011.
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:59 pm to HubbaBubba
Let's crap on honest jobs so they get a negative stigma and people would rather live off of public assistance than lower themselves to be a hairdresser. Brilliant.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:59 pm to Iosh
quote:
Am I supposed to shite on this school district for offering vocational programs instead of pretending everyone can go to university?
Yeah. I don't get it. This is a fantastic thing. It needs to be extended to other trades as well.
College isn't for everyone. The idea that everyone needs to go there to be successful is a lie. It is a huge mistake our school system has perpetuated for far too long.
This post was edited on 2/6/17 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:02 pm to HubbaBubba
quote:
but in today's world
This has been around for decades.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:03 pm to buckeye_vol
What's interesting is that the high school, not the district, is constantly pushing pre-AP and AP classes, college prep exams, college quizzes, college counseling and constantly trying to get up their percentage of kids who go on to college, so this was just completely out of left field.
Just struck me funny considering how the high school is all about college all the time.
Just struck me funny considering how the high school is all about college all the time.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:04 pm to HubbaBubba
I actually do not mind schools offering vocational options. Not everyone is college material
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:04 pm to HubbaBubba
quote:
So much for preparing the next generation for college.
My wife is business partners on a venture with a make-up artist. She takes home $250,000 plus after paying her staff and expenses.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:06 pm to Iosh
quote:
Am I supposed to shite on this school district for offering vocational programs instead of pretending everyone can go to university?
F you OP for making me agree with Losh.
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:06 pm to HubbaBubba
Welding, automotive maintenance, basic wiring/electrical, etc, etc should be offered as well...
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:06 pm to HubbaBubba
quote:Well this is the problem. A practical education, which allows one to best succeed given his/her strengths and weaknesses, shouldn't be atypical or funny. It's a pervasive problem (not to single you out by any means) that really sets kids up for impractical paths, rather than a successful one.
Just struck me funny considering how the high school is all about college all the time.
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