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re: my son wants to attend a vocational hs - but we're struggling to find voc high schools
Posted on 8/26/22 at 5:50 am to brass2mouth
Posted on 8/26/22 at 5:50 am to brass2mouth
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Well that seems a bit extreme on the surface.
But he wouldn’t be in Louisiana anymore
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Posted on 8/26/22 at 5:50 am to Alaskan Igloo
Had to check they still have the one on the WestBank. That machine shop has had some upgrades since I been. Welding class was next door to us and shared a class room. Probably not the same teacher there now but he was a good teacher.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 5:55 am to Alaskan Igloo
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my wife is supportive of a move to New Hampshire so our son can learn a trade like welding in high school at a vocationa
This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard
Posted on 8/26/22 at 5:56 am to Alaskan Igloo
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Also, my wife is supportive of a move to New Hampshire so our son can learn a trade like welding in high school
Posted on 8/26/22 at 6:02 am to Alaskan Igloo
If your son wants to learn a trade, pick controls and automation (Instrument technician). There’s a lot of upside in the trade and if your good you can make a fine living, Also, the work is inside, you aren’t breathing fumes all day and the tools are small. No lugging around welding cables.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 6:05 am to Alaskan Igloo
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How did LA let vocational schools get this terrible?
When the push started for everyone to go to college. Fortunately there has been somewhat of a reversal with this mindset. The state now has Jumpstart 2.0 which is the track for non college bound students. Funding has started to increase for the vocational courses in the last couple of years. I am a high school vocational instructor and I am at the point where I am running out of ideas of things to buy for our welding shop because I don’t have the room in our shop anymore. Over the past three years we have purchased a $30k plasma table and a $30k iron working machine, a $5k press break, a $3.5k metal band saw, and at least 20 new welding machines of various types. I am at a smaller rural school so I could imagine the larger schools have even more funding. The state legislature also approved an increase in the amount of funding we get for each ag student. For years it was $50, now it is $87.50 if I am not mistaken. I will say that I have a good administrator that allows me to spend the money as I see fit. I know some schools whose principals take that vocational money and use it to buy new sets of computers every year leaving the ag and vocational departments struggling. .
Posted on 8/26/22 at 6:32 am to nugget
My advice would be high school for 2 years. Drop out. Get GED then start as a helper full time at 16.
By 21 heel be an expert level welder.
By 21 heel be an expert level welder.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 6:47 am to Alaskan Igloo
When I was in high school during the early 80’s, I took a nighttime welding class at Delgado CC. Did it for fun and over the years I’ve used my oxy acetylene welding skills to build and fix a few things. Something like that might be the best option.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 6:53 am to rltiger
Yeah the real answer OP is look up Vo Tech welding classes at the community or trade schools. Don’t do that shite in HS anyway.
You don’t want to be a welder your whole life, you want to own a welding business. Go to HS and take welding on the side, you can probably even figure out a way for him to leave school early or do half days at HS and half days at Vo Tech.
ETA: but as said the best thing frankly is find a company to hire him and train him.
You don’t want to be a welder your whole life, you want to own a welding business. Go to HS and take welding on the side, you can probably even figure out a way for him to leave school early or do half days at HS and half days at Vo Tech.
ETA: but as said the best thing frankly is find a company to hire him and train him.
This post was edited on 8/26/22 at 6:54 am
Posted on 8/26/22 at 6:53 am to Alaskan Igloo
There's a good we'll funded one in Lafourche Parish, Lafourche Parish Career Magnet Center, only 8 years old and very up to date on the latest technology. My son went for 2 years and is now employed as electrician helper at 18. He's also enrolled in community College to finish out his electrical certificate and get an associates in Business Administration.
Career Magnet Center
Career Magnet Center
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:00 am to Alaskan Igloo
Not near you but St. Charles Parish schools have very good vocational programs. My son followed that path. They offer welding, drafting, electrical, process technician, TV Production, culinary arts, and pre-engineering courses. The kids attend their normal high school (either Hahnville or Destrehan) half a day for Math, English, Science, etc. then half a day at the Satellite Center in Luling for the specialized courses. The process tech and pre-engineering courses earn you credit hours toward those college/technical college degrees. Many instructors are retirees in the respective industries.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:19 am to Alaskan Igloo
quote:Sounds like a local issue. My district has a pretty big well funded vocational program. You can get certs in electric, welding, automotive, and HVAC through the local community college for free. There's a huge shortage of high school vocational teachers (many people can make more working and not have to deal with shitbag gen z kids).
How did LA let vocational schools get this terrible?
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:27 am to eitek1
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your son wants to learn a trade, pick controls and automation (Instrument technician). There’s a lot of upside in the trade and if your good you can make a fine living, Also, the work is inside, you aren’t breathing fumes all day and the tools are small. No lugging around welding cables.
Not to mention automation and controls are on every damn thing in the world now.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:29 am to Napoleon
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My advice would be high school for 2 years. Drop out. Get GED then start as a helper full time at 16. By 21 heel be an expert level welder.
Or, and hear me out, take accelerated courses, graduate early, don’t have the stigma of GED, and still get on as a helper at 16-17. A diploma is very different than a GED
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:31 am to Alaskan Igloo
Pushing an 8th grader to be a welder.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:41 am to Alaskan Igloo
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my son wants to attend a vocational hs - but we're struggling to find voc high schools
just tell him to go to HS and join the military or get hired on as a roughneck after, wtf is vocational school? trade school for high schoolers? what is the point of that?
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:43 am to hubertcumberdale
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wtf is vocational school? trade school for high schoolers? what is the point of that?
Good grief
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:44 am to Alaskan Igloo
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a move to New Hampshire
I'd do this regardless. You'll be much happier.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:55 am to Alaskan Igloo
Had you had named his Hank, his Birth Certificate would have come with a welding certificate embedded.
Posted on 8/26/22 at 7:56 am to Oilfieldbiology
quote:or just graduate high school like a normal person
My advice would be high school for 2 years. Drop out. Get GED then start as a helper full time at 16. By 21 heel be an expert level welder.
Or, and hear me out, take accelerated courses, graduate early, don’t have the stigma of GED, and still get on as a helper at 16-17. A diploma is very different than a GED
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