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In reply to the discussion: Why don't we have more vocational schools and programs in this country? [View all]NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)2. They are making a comback in California:
Here:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/cpagen.asp
BUT, I totally relate to your OP about organelles and Hamlet; too often teachers teach what they LOVE without connecting these topics/novels, etc., to what the students might love. Too often, it fails.
I know more than one great ELA teacher who fail in the sense that they think EVERYONE must love the same literature selections that were moving to them when they were in high school.
That's sad when that happens!
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Why don't we have more vocational schools and programs in this country? [View all]
Rosa Luxemburg
Jan 2013
OP
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
I took all of the shop classes in HS, as well as my college prep classes, I loved them
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#10
This administration needs to push vocational (also helps to create jobs)
Rosa Luxemburg
Jan 2013
#13
Someone got it intheir head that every child should be able to go to college
TexasBushwhacker
Jan 2013
#19
First, to certify for the 1%'s kids their entitled slots in any university they choose to afford.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#29
some districts have vocational classes, other spend their money on whatever else their BODs wants.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#31