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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]if your kid wants to be a plumber they go to college? That's silly

Education is valuable. College is valuable.[/quote]

My first professional job out of college didn't require a college degree.
But my second did.
I would never have gotten the advancement, the second job in the same field without a college degree.
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But plumbing is not a profession. It's a trade. You actually have to know how to plumb.[/quote]

+1  A bunch of my cousins are electricians.  They all completed apprenticeships -- which take several years and require a lot of dedication.  Trade school IS an education, a practical education that provides a valuable skill.  My cousins have all been very successful financially and happy in their jobs.  A couple are now in sr. management positions in their electrical contracting companies, without having a college degree.  [/quote]

I'm of the mind that you have to do SOME kind of advanced schooling or training after HS. No arguments. But I also have a master electrician in my family (did I think the school and apprenticeship and then has been working for about 18 years (he's around 40)- I have both BA and MPA and you should see the difference in our homes, his is ridiculously huge. :)
But more importantly, he seems to really dig his work, when he talks about his challenging jobs you can tell he's happy and proud. Worth SO much.[/quote]

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