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Originally Posted by 33girl
I think far too many people who wanted to/had more aptitude for a trade (such as plumbing, masonry etc) have been shoved into and through college because there's a snobbery these days among parents and high schools about having a job where you actually get your hands dirty. (I have officially become my dad with this post.)
Not everyone should go to college. Parents (including the college-educated ones) need to realize this and wake up.
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Ding, ding, ding!
Sounds like your dad is a smart guy.
My daughter is almost 4 so we have years before we have to deal with this. But if I had an older child who had the abilities for a trade, I would have a long discussion with him/her about the value of learning a trade that can't be outsourced and getting a business degree at the community college or local state school.
Although I recently read that
even trade is getting super competitive:
Local apprentice programs, which typically last five years, are swamped with applicants nowadays. The electricians' union program, for example, has 2,500 applications for 100 slots. And nearly 4,000 want to get one of the 300 slots at plumbers and pipe fitters school.
Perplexing times we live in.
