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Rosa Luxemburg

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34. It's about time the admin. changed it's policies on education

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 09:09 PM

Jan 2013

this country is going on the wrong track regarding education. It would make senses to lengthen the school day to include an outside internship. How do we make change?

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Why don't we have more vocational schools and programs in this country? [View all] Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 OP

Wish I knew. $$$? elleng Jan 2013 #1

They are making a comback in California: NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #2

Excellent question. RStein Jan 2013 #3

They sold the US parents on college for all students. As soon as they can make a voc. ed. cost 110K MichiganVote Jan 2013 #4

My WPA built, metropolitan high school had wood, auto and machine shop; beauty school and ROTC. freshwest Jan 2013 #5

Yes, we have the lost the ability to build Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #15

I know a school that has a lot. Igel Jan 2013 #6

We're supposed to be the people that come up with ideas NoOneMan Jan 2013 #7

American education seems to be behind the times Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #14

To make cheap workers. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #21

Testing. And NCLB. femmocrat Jan 2013 #8

+1. For this: Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #27

Yep. It changed the focus... YvonneCa Jan 2013 #36

I went to tech school my last year of high school madville Jan 2013 #9

I took all of the shop classes in HS, as well as my college prep classes, I loved them RKP5637 Jan 2013 #10

ITA. Kids should learn so they'll be able to Ilsa Jan 2013 #11

They don't have them everywhere? I went to high school way back in 60s doc03 Jan 2013 #12

This administration needs to push vocational (also helps to create jobs) Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #13

Socialism! pscot Jan 2013 #16

Good question davidpdx Jan 2013 #17

Its the Tom Friedman types Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2013 #18

Someone got it intheir head that every child should be able to go to college TexasBushwhacker Jan 2013 #19

My school district has a vocational school. Lugnut Jan 2013 #20

Excellent! Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #23

New York state has BOCES..... whistler162 Jan 2013 #22

NY is a leader Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #24

EVIT ChazII Jan 2013 #25

There is an old saying: Brigid Jan 2013 #26

My daughter is a High School Junior exboyfil Jan 2013 #28

First, to certify for the 1%'s kids their entitled slots in any university they choose to afford. ancianita Jan 2013 #29

Good question. I wish I knew. Kick for exposure. n/t Smarmie Doofus Jan 2013 #30

It's about time the admin. changed it's policies on education Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #34

some districts have vocational classes, other spend their money on whatever else their BODs wants. Sunlei Jan 2013 #31

Funding is the main reason LeftInTX Jan 2013 #32

We are supposed to be investing in jobs and creating small businesses Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #33

Tell that to the Republicans LeftInTX Jan 2013 #35

that's true Republicans want private education Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #41

Because for all our talk we don't as a country actually value labor (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #37

Do you mean that most people wouldn't "labor" if they didn't have to? Or do you mean that they ancianita Jan 2013 #38

this should be available in every community Follow The Money Jan 2013 #39

Yes, I agree. RebelOne Jan 2013 #40

For what? We don't make or build anything anymore. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #42

We need to start building Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #43

I agree. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #44