I work at Ivy Tech in Indiana..welding here is a BIG thing. We have HS kids coming here to get certified. It’s not easy and yes HS boys are idiots..but we also have older students coming here to learn new things, brush up skills.
That is wonderful. Rubio is right about vocational training. I was assigned to welding but was transferred a few days later to machine shop for one year. I will never forget the first welding class (I was 15 at the time). The teacher stood in front of the class and told us if we were idiots there was a good chance that we would kill ourselves as he pointed to the dozens and dozens of welding tanks lying on the floor in neat rows. That scared the heck out of me.