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Platapus · 07-25-13, 11:58 AM

I would like to see Trade Schools receive the respect they deserve.

I fear that too many people assume that only poor students or the less capable attend Trade Schools.... as a last resort. After all, if they were capable they would go to college right?

I don't know what the solution is. But we need to find one and implement it! There is nothing "last resort" about a legitimate Trade School. Nor do Legitimate Trade Schools just accept everyone.

There are many industries where a degree is less useful than getting certifications. IT being one of them. The Frau is involved in IT hiring. A degree may get you an interview, but it is the certifications that get you hired.

A degree says that you know about something. A Trade School type certification means that you know how to do something. I ought to know, I am just finishing my Doctorate. Don't ask me to do anything.

So just to throw the contentious grenade: Are unions helping or hurting the recognition of Trade Schools as a valuable and necessary contribution to our society?

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,442 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I would like to see Trade Schools receive the respect they deserve. I fear that too many people assume that only poor students or the less capable attend Trade Schools.... as a last resort. After all, if they were capable they would go to college right? I don't know what the solution is. But we need to find one and implement it! There is nothing "last resort" about a legitimate Trade School. Nor do Legitimate Trade Schools just accept everyone. There are many industries where a degree is less useful than getting certifications. IT being one of them. The Frau is involved in IT hiring. A degree may get you an interview, but it is the certifications that get you hired. A degree says that you know about something. A Trade School type certification means that you know how to do something. I ought to know, I am just finishing my Doctorate. Don't ask me to do anything. So just to throw the contentious grenade: Are unions helping or hurting the recognition of Trade Schools as a valuable and necessary contribution to our society? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.