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re: "Job Training"
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:58 am to SoulGlo
Posted on 10/27/14 at 11:58 am to SoulGlo
Americans are by nature convinced that their children have no limits. In truth, they have tons of limits. If you are 5-2 in 10th grade and female you will not ever play in the NBA. If your IQ is 77 in 2nd grade you will never get into Medical School.
I am a firm believer in tracking starting at Middle School. Let's say we make 8th grade the cut off.
In 8th grade little Johnny has an IQ of 89. He has a GPA of 1.2. He has been suspended for disciplinary reasons 4 times. Little Johnny has ZERO chance of going to college. So, why put him in a HS environment with subjects that are college prep designed? It makes no sense.
In what would be his 9th grade year he should be tracked into vocational skills. If you start that early he could be exposed to 5 or 6 different vocational skill areas by the time he is 16. He picks out his favorite and by 18 he is making more money than most of us as a plumber, electrician, construction framer, welder, AC/Heater Tech, etc.
If he gets really good at it and applies himself he can own his own small business by age 30.
I am a firm believer in tracking starting at Middle School. Let's say we make 8th grade the cut off.
In 8th grade little Johnny has an IQ of 89. He has a GPA of 1.2. He has been suspended for disciplinary reasons 4 times. Little Johnny has ZERO chance of going to college. So, why put him in a HS environment with subjects that are college prep designed? It makes no sense.
In what would be his 9th grade year he should be tracked into vocational skills. If you start that early he could be exposed to 5 or 6 different vocational skill areas by the time he is 16. He picks out his favorite and by 18 he is making more money than most of us as a plumber, electrician, construction framer, welder, AC/Heater Tech, etc.
If he gets really good at it and applies himself he can own his own small business by age 30.
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 12:24 pm to Zach
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If he gets really good at it and applies himself he can own his own small business by age 30.
Under your plan (and some of the others), will Johnny be able to obtain skills needed to run his own business (such as bookkeeping)?
I agree that we've pushed college too hard onto people who simply aren't meant for it, while neglecting trades (at day's end, we all want our cars and our HVAC systems to run).
Posted on 10/27/14 at 12:38 pm to Zach
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He picks out his favorite and by 18 he is making more money than most of us as a plumber, electrician, construction framer, welder, AC/Heater Tech, etc.
You are going to find very few successful people in these trades with a IQ of 89, and even fewer that run their own business.
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