“We used to judge a man by the shake of his hand.” a quote by Gretchen Wilson. Dating back a few years to the 1990’s, shop-class programs and trade schools weren’t sought out as a first choice, and was often looked down upon. People in these programs were viewed as having “no other options.” People may feel that going to a trade school means there was no other option for the student; however, it can be argued that a trade school member can make close to the same amount as a university graduate, not come out of school with much debt, and be equally as happy.
Society categorizes people into job classes, such as, “getting your hands dirty”. Trade school members are viewed at the bottom, the jobs nobody wants, but in reality these trade school graduates are making close to the amount of money as those who accept an overpriced education. Source D claims, “Tuition numbers can be eye-popping, and student debt has increased significantly.” Those who come from ungifted families, trade school seem to appear as a golden ticket. Not saying they can’t go to a university to become a doctor, but they would come out with an immense amount of
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debt. Trade schools have a great return policy of jobs. Workers are always needed, and there is a high employment rate for trade school graduates. Times have changed, but the words still exists.
People still view trade school workers as the “bottom”. Someone has to do the dirty jobs, for example, fixing your car, unclogging your toilet, build our houses, etc. People who do these jobs make more money than thought of. The average yearly payment is $47,000, but this can vary depending on the job title. Some people see trade school graduates as those who had no other option. Source A exclaims, “When we praise people who do work that is straightforwardly useful, the praise often betrays an assumption that they had no other options.” There shouldn’t be that burden of going to trade school and being viewed as having no other option. Going to a university to come out in debt doesn’t seem as valuable as going to a trade school to be equally as happy, and still be able to support the
family. When in highschool, and considering all options placed in front of you, a major question to ask yourself is, “is it really worth the debt?” If the answer to the question is no, trade school is a great option, and shouldn’t be looked down upon by the public. College has outrageous tution for some to come out unemployed, whereas trade school, there is a high employment rate. Just remember, don’t judge a man by the shake of his hand.
In the essay, “We Send Too Many Students To College” by Marty Nemko, he argues that, contrary to popular belief, college is not for everybody. Nemko states that colleges accept numerous high school graduates every year, when they know that if the student did not do well in high school, they have a very low chance of actually acquiring a degree. However, If someone is fortunate enough to graduate from college and obtained a degree that costed them an exceptional amount of money, it is likely that they will have to settle for a job they could have “landed as a high school dropout”. Colleges are just out for money, and the only way they can get money is by accepting countless students into their “business”, whether the student will prosper from it or not is a different story. The article reports that there is no proof that students actually learn and remember everything they get taught during their college education. In fact, some college seniors failed tests that should be easily and accurately completed, and instead of these institutions getting penalized perhaps, they are “rewarded
One statistic that Owen and Sawhill presented was “Hamilton Project research shows that 23- to 25-year-olds with bachelor’s degrees make $12,000 more than high school graduates but by age 50, the gap has grown to $46,500 (Figure 1). When we look at lifetime earnings—the sum of earnings over a career—the total premium is $570,000 for a bachelor’s degree and $170,000 for an associate’s degree. (Owen, Sawhill pg 641). Owen and Sawhill also mention that “with tuitions rising faster than family incomes, the typical college student is now more dependent than in the past on loans, creating serious risks for the individual student and perhaps for the system as a whole, should widespread defaults occur in the future. Federal student loans now total close to $1 trillion, larger than credit card debt or auto loans and second only to mortgage debt on household balance sheets” (Owen, Sawhill pg 642). Basically, what the authors are saying is college is expensive, but for some career paths, the training and education received in college is necessary to have that job and the benefits outweigh the costs. With a high paying career where a college education is necessary, paying off student loans is no problem. On the other hand, people who go after low paying careers that don’t necessarily need a college degrees,
For most people who want to pursue and can afford higher education, and also is ready to suffer from debt; the option is always available. Whether it’s to continue on achieving a bachelor’s degree, after gaining a high school diploma, or from a master’s to a PhD; when entering the job market with these degrees, which states that these graduates are certified to work in a specific field; they’ve majored in at a university, college and technical school; the graduates are now looking to be employed at a job that will provide a good salary; this will allow them to make a living for themselves and/or family. Additionally, this new founded job will help them pay off their college debt. Everyone has their own personal meaning to what they believe,
Students have many advantages while attending Trade Schools. Students focus strictly on the classes they need to make them the best at what they wish to become. Prior to the direct education, they work mostly hands on. This technique allows students to really understand what they are doing. Also once they complete the school, they are almost guaranteed a position in their career putting them on track to a successful life and reducing the stress of job hunting. The length is short, about 9 months to a year, so students can start a family; buy a car, etc faster than if they were to attend a university. In addition students do not have to leave their families behind. Students who stay in a single parent household and takes care of the house could stay and continue to help their parent out. That way they can better their life while still helping out around the house. The best advantage of attending a Trade School is that it will not leave you in a world of debt, these schools are very affordable. The escape from paying back loans allows students to spend money on them and even start investing in a house if they want. It cost less than 5,000 dollars to complete Trade School; that is less than one year of any university, whether it is in-state or out of state. Therefore high school students and even adults do not have to complete college to be a
Whenever someone thinks about plans after college, the first thought that almost always comes to mind, is college. Because of this, the option of a trade school is basically thrown out the window and rarely considered. Even though college is the first option for a reason and is very flexible, most of the time trade schools are better because they do not make students take unneeded classes, do not cost as much, offer hands-on experience as opposed to theory, generally take less time to graduate and focus only on the chosen field. Trade schools have been overlooked as a substitute for college since college became as big as it is now. The benefits of trade schools outweigh the benefits of college in almost every scenario, making trade schools a better option than college.
However, this can be very misleading. In Kavilanz, Parija article, “Manufacturing boom: Trade school’s Enrollment Soars” she states that many of these students are being lured in by the pay which is around $50,000 to $60,000 which is not out of range for a skill talent from a trade school. This nice amount of pay is one of the reasons many prefer graduating from a trade school instead of a college in which they will end up making the same amount. This made me begin looking into attending a trade
Television has affected every aspect of life in society, radically changing the way individuals live and interact with the world. However, change is not always for the better, especially the influence of television on political campaigns towards presidency. Since the 1960s, presidential elections in the United States were greatly impacted by television, yet the impact has not been positive. Television allowed the public to have more access to information and gained reassurance to which candidate they chose to vote for. However, the media failed to recognize the importance of elections. Candidates became image based rather than issue based using a “celebrity system” to concern the public with subjects regarding debates (Hart and Trice). Due to “hyperfamiliarity” television turned numerous people away from being interested in debates between candidates (Hart and Trice). Although television had the ability to reach a greater number of people than it did before the Nixon/Kennedy debate, it shortened the attention span of the public, which made the overall process of elections unfair, due to the emphasis on image rather than issue.
If more people went to college, and less went the vocational route, jobs will take a momentous hit. Today, companies will not even touch an application that does not include a Bachelor’s Degree; even if the Bachelor’s Degree has nothing to do with the job being applied for. Attention is not given to whether the hopeful applicant qualifies for the job; all that matters is that the applicant has a Bachelor’s degree. Murray best sums up the American job market when he says, “Employers do not value what the student learned, just that the student has a degree” (Murray). However, if less people obtain a Bachelor’s Degree, employers will be forced to base applicants on their skills, and abilities. Furthermore, important vocational jobs that lie vacant will be filled. Good electricians, carpenters, and construction workers will always be in
In his article, “A College Education: How is it?” Robert Reich. He expresses why going to cost is worth the cost. He expands on saying that people who go to college and come out with degrees earn more income, 98 percent more, than those with a high diploma. In addition to this, the author points out that employers are more likely to hire someone with a college degree than someone without one. However, Reich also states that even when one has a college degree it does not guarantee them a good job. On top of this, jobs are being outsourced to other countries and some advanced technology, such as AI, has taken jobs away from people. For that reason, the pay of college graduates has dropped since 2000. Moreover, many college graduates are stuck in dead-end jobs. Despite all of this, more and more people every year are still going to college. One may argue that this is because having a college degree, even though it
A hard choice many people face in today’s society is whether to attend a university or to go to a trade school. With the economy America has right now it is clear that the best way to get an actual paying job is to go to a trade school and receive a certificate, rather than a college degree. It is proven that you can be just as successful in life with a job that requires technical skill over a college degree. Sadly, the culture we live in today brainwashes people into thinking technical degrees are undesirable and that a college degree is the best and only way to go. Often when students proceed on this course of life that society told them to take they may be stuck with large student loans to pay off without the promise of finishing their degree or getting a job.
Part of the problem is that society tells students that they need to go to college to be successful. That is definitely not true. Students don’t always need to go to college for a few reasons. First of all, for some student, college hinders, rather than helps them develop their skills. For some other people, going to college is a waste because they have a skill that doesn’t need a college education such as a trade. Things like plumbing or auto repair. And while a lot of people do follow that trade, our current system discourages more students from following that trade. That is a reason for the admission in the collegiate level is the highest it 's ever been but it 's also a reason for the oversaturation in the market.
Assuming that the best way to develop reasoning and judgement is by interaction with those whose views differ from yours – traditional schooling defeats that purpose of education altogether. Let us see how. We have already addressed the idea that children are not all the same. We cannot have a classroom with 20 children and all of whom can cope with the teacher. With the definition of classroom in the previous chapter kept in mind, let us try to remember what it is like to be in the classroom. Since the environment is so teacher-centric, the child remains unable to speak through the lesson till the teacher allows them to. Usually by the end of the lesson, the child would have forgotten the doubt it had in mind.
Some people may ask are they going back to school when you already have a job. Little do people know a high school diploma is not enough to be able live in middle class society anymore. Jobs like McDonalds’ and Wal-mart you only need a high school diploma but to work in other fields you will need a higher form of a degree and that’s where college comes in. Majority of people go to college to get their degree so they can have a career. According the Bureau of labor statistics, show that 27 percent of jobs in the United States requires a college degree which is almost half of worker that has an associate degree or higher (U.S Census Bureau). The journalist Anthony Carnevale, Nicole Smith and Jeff Strohl reports on “PBS New Hour, Too many College grads? Or too few” In their study of “The Undereducated American” they stated if you increase the overall number of college graduates then the workforce with bachelor’s and graduate degrees will also increase. With both of those findings being increase less people will have to struggle to find a job in the field that they want to be in. On the other side of the spectrum, just having a high school diploma can get you job but to enlarge your salary you would have to move up in the company in a different way if you don’t have a college degree. For example at McDonalds it takes about 2 to 3 years before you move up a level in the fast food chain. It also takes a year before you can
Heading off to a four-year college after graduating from high school has become the norm. However, like Murray, I believe that a college education is not for everyone. Vocational school provides students with an education and an experience necessary for only their job of interest. Instead of taking off your cap and gown and running off to college, people should consider vocational school because it saves so much money, is worth the time, and prepares students with an education specific to their needs. It is common knowledge that college prices have skyrocketed and put students into major debt. Thousands of dollars in loans are taken out each ye...
When coming into terms with what a college degree means is simply a certification. In basic terms, a degree is simply a piece of paper certifying you met a certain level of scholastic achievement, but what happens in the class room doesn’t always translate into the real world. College degrees don’t always guarantee a good salary or guarantee a job. There are many high paying degrees, but for every high paying degree, there are two low paying degrees. There are also degrees that have a limited market. Simply having a college degree doesn’t guarantee one will get the job, nor should it. Employees need to bring skills to the table, as well as the ability to continue learning, growing, and providing value for their employer(s). I am not saying people who choose low paying degrees aren’t successful, not even. Many people choose degrees based on what makes them content,...