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2016 Postmortem

Rosa Luxemburg

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43. We need to start building

Reply to MrSlayer (Reply #42)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 12:01 AM

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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