We need to do more to support the middle 60%, the kids who aren’t college material but are not “slow”. They need to finish school with either a vocational degree (like hair care, phlebotomy, carpentry, childcare, first level IT certifications) or have the skills for a low skill job but more education (financial literacy, know how to fill out job applications, understand identity theft).
We need to do more to support the middle 60%, the kids who arent college material but are not slow.
Military is one thing, apprenticeships and vocational training and on the job training are other forms of learning a trade that will last a lifetime.
If you can’t produce something with your hands (or mind) you have never produced anything at all.