I graduated High school and looked around , I saw that everyone needed a house so I walked up to a new foundation with a huge pile of wood next to it in East Bridgewater Massachusetts and located the foreman . I asked if I could get some work and he told me to get an estwing hammer and a tool belt and show up at 7am the next day (I was 17 years old.) I got PAID to learn....a paid apprenticeship you might say . My abilities now include roofing/siding/plumbing/electrical/mechanical/door and window installation/insulating/trim and finish/cabinetry/ceramic and marble installation and I repair my own vehicles . I also did bookkeeping for my Mom’s stenography firm for a half a year . I am now 56 years old and have had 6-7 houses / traveled this great Republic end to end 2 or 3 times / boated our internal rivers (great lakes to Sarasota about a 7 week journey) and am in demand for my skills no matter where I am .....and understand I will dig ditches if need be . I find it absurd to get a loan for learning unless it is law or mathematics or engineering as true application in the real world is most times way different than what is taught in the classroom . Those who can DO , those who can’t teach ! (or become home inspectors..hahahahaha.)
Great story!