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[quote=Anonymous]We definitely need stronger VoTech options that also include the classes students need if they decide they prefer college. The problem with some of these programs in the past was they did not allow for on/off-ramping into different options.

Back in the 80s, my DH was from a working class family that never considered college. He did their district's VoTech program in radio/TV repair. That included an internship with a local company. Through that experience he got interested in how the electronics worked, was encouraged by his supervisors to consider college, ended up going to their local university as a commuter student and became an electrical engineer. And became a person who expected his kids to go to a 4-year university.

Later his nephew went to the district's (still good) VoTech program for automotive mechanics. Worked for a while at a dealership through a school-industry partnership program. Then started his own successful business.

Technical education can support a variety of paths - jobs, businesses, and, for some, college.

Almost all students need some kind of post-HS education, unless (like my nephew) their HS incorporates the trade education/AA/certificate you might get through a CC or other program. Or, a lot more businesses need to be willing to hire HS grads and train and promote within. My niece was lucky to land a call center job with a big insurance company after HS and they did train/promote internally. She's now doing well as a claims adjuster. [/quote]

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