With that in mind, our educational leaders are more concerned with their salaries than they are with educating our students. Perhaps this is why American education has fallen from FIRST PLACE to FIFTEENTH PLACE among all major countries in the world.
While I no longer believe that one should have a college education in order to enjoy a quality life, I do think some kind of training is absolutely necessary in order to have a quality life.
That education could be in the trades (plumber, electrician, carpenter, masonry, builder) or it could be in the military or in could be in hospitality which would include hotels, motels, and restaurants.
In 1995, I met the owner of PERKINS Restaurant who told me he started out bussing tables then worked his way up to a cook, waiter, assistant manager, manager, and finally owner/manager. Twenty years later, his salary was commensurate with a person who had a master's degree. Perkins had trained him in several different areas, so he was very much aware that some sort of training was necessary.
Our education system has failed students in both those areas: academics and the trades. Although, some schools offer auto mechanics classes; still, that falls short of actually teaching the trades.
It is very difficult to lure teachers into high school because teachers can make so much more money in the private sector. However, that leaves us with the bottom of the barrel applicants to teach our children.
I am reminded of the following:
THOSE THAT CAN... DO
THOSE THAT CANNOT DO... TEACH
THOSE THAT CANNOT TEACH... CONSULT
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