Admiral Rockwell Tory
Diamond Member
There are still voc schools, with more being built all the time. Waiting lists to get into good voc schools are long.
Are you talking about public high schools? If so that's great. They got rid of the entire VOC/ED department in my old HS.
That sounds like you live in a Liberalville!
Sorry, sir ..
- Can you fix the Water tap?
- Can you replace the gas holder with the gas stove?
- Can you sharpen an ax, chain saw or just an ordinary knife?
- Can you calculate the cross-section of an electrical wire that will not lead to a fire if your house is heated by electricity?
Finally...
Can you distinguish between "dry" wood and "wet" wood?
America was created by emigrants from Europe, so, historically, you should know this.
I will continue a little ...
There is such an old American tradition:
Old grandmothers collect shreds and sew from them "American blanket."
Question:
- Can you sew such a blanket?
Yes to all of them and I never learned a damn one of them in school. Neither did most people of my age and I am a retired teacher. You are confused about the purpose of education. No one does those things anymore because they are not required.
They are no longer "required" because so-called educators today are no longer able to teach them.
When I attended high school in California in the 50s, we had vocational education. I majored in vocational agriculture and learned; carpentry, electricity, plumbing, welding, metallurgy, mechanics, and animal husbandry, just to name a few. I also took a class in science, chemistry, and anatomy.
Was it advantageous in my career? Yes and no. I started out in the army as a mechanic on heavy construction equipment. But, as usual, "the needs of the army," came to the fore when it was learned I could type and, over 23 years, my many attempts to get out from behind a desk were thwarted by personnel officers.
I did find it quite handy in private life as I seldom had to hire someone else to hand a wide range of tasks around the home and with my many different vehicles.
I would love to see a major push to return vocational training to the school system.
We have. You just are not aware. Maybe you should talk to your school board.