As young Americans contemplate the immense cost (and considerable indebtedness) involved in a college education, it may be worthwhile to consider the options available to the Swiss—and whether they are worth importing into the U.S. In Switzerland, even though university education is free, the vast majority of students opt for a vocational training instead…
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A good idea in a culture where there is a uniform work ethic and near 100% literacy, but given the current condition of our secondary education (WFT is that?), the PDB’s (Poor Dumb Bastards (literally)) could not read the manuals and other course content in a vocational school. Where and while I grew up in the ’50′s, there were many kids enrolled in vocational programs, including my brother-in-law, who is one of the smarter people I know.
Currently, with a little luck and coercion, some do learn to make license plates, however.
Reckon they’ve been watchin’ Mike Rowe?
There’s a real need for people who can actually do things, rather than just sit around thinking lofty thoughts.
I’m reminded of the hapless lady who complained that she couldn’t get a good job – with her advanced degree in Medieval Poetry.
PBBbbbbbbtt!!^^^
Good thing I wasn’t drinking anything/.
A “degree” is just a piece of paper on the wall. Give me some reference pics and I could probably shop myself a PHD that would fool 90% of the people who see it.
Millions are unemployed, but there are millions of jobs available to people who have a fucking piece of paper that shows they took a four year course in how to vote for communism and the destruction of America.
Then the dipshits that hire these morons wonder why their company’s workload is not any better and their product is more expensive to make.
The only problem is your hands get dirty. That’s tough on smart phone screens.
Caged’, I was once told my college degree meant I was “trainable.”
I read something just this morning that said, “Student loans are slavery!” I agree, it is worse than the old-fashioned “Indentured worker”…………
Fortunately, I qualified for the GI Bill. That plus a million fucking hours of night school while on active duty earned me an MBA & a degree in history. The MBA was worthless, but the history degree put things in perspective.
When it came to being able to: Plan, Develop, Execute and Manage people—being a Marine officer and commanding officer (5 times…) did more for me than all the formal education I could have ever received. Being a jet pilot helped.
And I will tell you something else. Almost EVERY Marine and Navy SNCO I served with were ALSO expert leaders of men and problem solvers!!!! Equal or better than me, technically……
I remember when our school system first opened the Voc. ed school for ours and a neighboring county. The teachers were up in arms– (almost armed)– they were so pissed– it’s just for the rock heads— blah blah– Well— they’ve been proven wrong!! We now have a “Jr. college” in town that most fought against. The parking lot is full and the classes are so full they are expanding. In the 3 universities in the U.P. enrollment is up because those with a 2 year degrees are going there to finish their education if they need more credits. Almost every N.A,LPN.Rn working in the VA hospital and hospitals here in town got their degrees starting at the voc. ed and going on to the college here in town and on to the Universities. Men, women of all ages who would never be able to do that if not for their start at the Voc. ed school and that’s just the nursing profession.
Skillz r four stoopid peeple.
Espesalee survival onez.
Twenty years ago I worked for a company which did business with European suppliers of very specialized machinery. The factory reps who came over to assist in the installation of this machinery always laughed at how hung up we were, and still are, on meaningless college degrees, while they were focusing on vocational education as early as their equivalent of our high schools.
Meanwhile, our high schools have all but eliminated vocational classes, and virtually everything else that might have a snowball’s chance in Hades of instilling any kind of work ethic in our young people.
And currently, the trades are finding it very difficult to lure young people into trades apprenticeship programs, and here in WA the government is making it much more difficult to become a certified tradesman of any skill.
We are asleep at the switch while the Marxists in our government screw our young people.
This election may be our last chance to do anything about it.
My father-in-law is from Switzerland, and they have been doing this for a long time. He was trained as a machinist, but I think that must involve some fairly rigorous education, as he has mostly been employed in designing machinery for the aerospace and agricultural industries.
As a result of his ties to Switzerland, we have friends there whose kids are currently in high school. One is in a building construction program and another is studying graphic design and marketing. They don’t spend a lot of time on general courses, but focus on degree-specific material. I’m sure that helps in getting the education done efficiently and economically.
^^ how would those mush brains be indoctrinated if they were in a trade school?^^^