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Re: A question.
Posted by To ACP on 5/17/08
So why even bother graduating high school if you don't plan on
attending college? Plumbers, electricians, landscapers, etc. are
all professions that do not require a diploma and there is little to
no barrier to entry into the profession. On 5/17/08, ACP wrote:
> I do agree a great deal with your second post. We definitely need
> multiple paths for students. We as a society, and educators in
> particular, have bought into the idea that everyone needs a
> college education to be successful in life. Down that path we
> blindly go. The fact is that I know many people who make twice as
> much with a 9th or 10th grade education, or less, than I do with a
> college degree. They are plumbers, electricians, house framers,
> pool builders, landscapers, photographers, chefs, gutter
> installers, window installers, siding installers. The fact is
> with our outsourced society, the path to success is not nearly as
> much through degrees and knowledge as it is through willingness to
> work and specialized knowledge. Employers do not want nor need as
> many college grads as they once did. They want people who can
> think, follow directions, speak coherently, and are willing to
> start for a reasonable salary and work in a position for many
> years without thinking they deserve the world. I am not going to
> argue the value or ethics of today's business model but it is what
> it is. Yes college grads still have more options, more earning
> potential, and a higher probability of longterm success, but not
> every child is capable or motivated to go this route. Why should
> we not recognize this and give them other avenues so they have
> some chance for success. Our current path of no options and losing
> 50&37; to dropout apparently isn't working.
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- Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/15/08, by BMoreTeacher.
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/15/08, by Rodeo.
- Re: A question. , 5/16/08, by L. Swilley .
- Re: Further on this interesting case , 5/16/08, by L. Swilley .
- Re: NCLB, 5/16/08, by LbP.
- Re: A question. , 5/16/08, by What????.
- Re: NCLB, 5/16/08, by Rodeo.
- Re: A question. , 5/17/08, by ACP.
- Re: Thanks, ACP, 5/17/08, by L. Swilley .
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/17/08, by Sara.
- Re: NCLB, 5/17/08, by to Rodeo.
- Re: Further on this interesting case / completely agree, 5/17/08, by Sara.
- Re: Thanks, ACP, 5/17/08, by ACP.
- Re: Further on this interesting case , 5/17/08, by I agree.
- Re: A question. , 5/17/08, by To ACP.
- Re: A question. , 5/17/08, by ACP.
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/17/08, by BMorePeachy.
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/17/08, by think of the workplace.
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/18/08, by high school English teacher.
- Re: This very interesting and very important thread, 5/18/08, by L. Swilley .
- Re: A question - tracking students early on , 5/18/08, by BTrack.
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/18/08, by history teacher.
- Re: This very interesting and very important thread, 5/18/08, by history teacher.
- Re: This very interesting and very important thread, 5/18/08, by BMoreTeacher .
- Re: Administrators changing seniors grades!, 5/18/08, by history teacher.
- Re: This very interesting and very important thread, 5/19/08, by Catsister.
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