Originally Posted by
rlmccarty2000
That was really a great thing that you did for those kids. Even if they didn`t get "it" you gave them an opportunity to think outside the box when it comes to earning a living. Where I live kids are tracked into either college or vocational training. My son is tracking towards college, but I try to teach him skills he can fall back on in case the after college career doesn`t make him happy. In my day you either went to college or you found a job at one of the local mills. Some kids are not cut out to go to college or just are not interested in "higher education". Vocational schools are great for kids that would rather work with their hands and their brains. I took a welding course after my first year in college, that was enough to convince me to return to college and graduate. I couldn`t handle that hot metal popping on me for the rest of my life, but I learned to weld and it has come in handy more than a few times.
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