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¶ … Future of Vocational Education in America
Four years of college is not the route for many students for many reasons.
Perhaps money is an issue, or grade point, or simply the desire to continue in the academic world. Everyone cannot be teachers, lawyers, or doctors. Moreover, it would be a sad world if they were. Vocational education gives the world plumbers, wood craftsmen, welders, hair stylists, electricians, and the list goes on. These are the people who make our lives more livable. After all, how many of us know how to wire a house, replace leaky plumbing, or build new cabinets for the kitchen. These people are craftsmen and are much needed in the world. One student may not be able to write a criticism on Shakespeare, but perhaps he is a whiz at woodworking enabling him to build intricate pieces of furniture. Vocational education is very important to our world.
Vocational schools in this country have long been written off as the ultimate oxymoron, emphasis on moron. "Remember Bill Cosby's old routine on shop? In it he recalls, "A guy says, 'If you put a bullet in the furnace, it will explode.' This was the brightest kid...
This is no long so, according to John Furman, a training coordinator for General Motors. Furman says "I recently spoke to some vocational students who were using computers to simulate rocket launchings. It's not like in the Fifties, when they'd just be given a piece of wood to saw" (Perry 1989). There are close to 30,000 public high schools, community colleges, and technical institutes that offer vocational education. There is a myriad of private training centers, which range from fly-by-night operations to well-respected secretarial schools. Industry sees vocational education as a godsend. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistic, jobs for technicians grew faster than any other major occupational group. As automation spreads, companies need smarter, more flexible employees who can perform a variety of tasks, from installing and monitoring welding robots to reprogramming them if production rates drops. " By working with local institutions on curriculum, by lobbying state education departments and local school boards for funding, by donating up-to-date equipment, by loaning employees to serve as teachers and mentors, companies can help guarantee themselves a better- trained, more productive workforce" (Perry 1989).
Statistics are showing that vocational education keeps students from dropping out of school. "According to recent estimates, each dropout represents an average loss of $58,930 in federal and…
Works Cited
Carroll-Gordon, Mary Ann. "School vocational programs too important to abandon." The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. February 19, 1998, pp R02.
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Perry, Nancy J. "Education: The New, Improved Vocational School. Worried about a shortage of technicians? Can't find people who can communicate and solve problems? Alarmed about high school dropout rates? Here's hope." Fortune. June 19, 1989, pp 127.
Wolfrum, Max. "The Challenges Of Vocational Education." St. Louis Post-
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