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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Way back in the '70s I went to a comprehensive high school that had a wide variety of choices: college tracks, mechanics/ building trades etc, art and music and theater,  hard sciences, etc.

The difference is the kids got to choose the track and were more successful because they picked what they were good at and motivated to do.

That's the model we should return to. [/quote]

It is sad that trade options in HS are increasingly limited in the US.

A lot of trades folk seem to have gotten their training from the Navy. [/quote]

And it’s increasingly obscure how you can get into a trade, coming from the military or not. You have to get into the union … they aren’t super forthcoming on how they accept new members … training is a long time and difficult, income-wise, especially if you already have a family - and my friend’s husband was in IBEW training well into his 30s so they definitely were married with kids by then. We definitely need electricians, plumbers, home inspectors, etc. etc. but it’s not necessarily a straightforward career to get into. [/quote]

In a right-to-work state, such as Virginia, union membership is not required.  The whole point of right-to-work is to eliminate union-created barriers to obtaining working in a skilled trade.

Further, many VA community colleges offer a sequence of courses leading to qualification as a plumber or electrician. [/quote]

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