Sgtnos

Maybe go with twittor tot

Do you think that it should be an option to obtain a trade, rather than high school education? There are things that need to be taught, but most of a high school education is useless. Particularly because of no child left behind and not having diplomas as a measure of intelligence or work ethic. Also, there is a program in Minnesota, I believe, which teaches inmates a trade as part of a release preparation program. It has really low recidivism and only one escape, as of a couple years ago. Do you think that programs like that should be standard? I personally think that learning a trade gives someone the option of living a good life, instead of just sending them back into society with no skill and only knowing how to be a criminal.

College is generally useless, in most cases as students are not in fields that have jobs outside of academia. Those who change typically do so because they are not capable or they don't like it. If it is a 3-4 year HS they could spend the initial time learning what they generally need and I would guess most trades take a year to be decent. If they know that they are going to have a job making $40 an hour (live in AK most trades pay around that). Having a job lined up would help prevent the switch. Also, the first few years would give them a chance to figure out what they want. I am on my phone, so please excuse the quality of the response.

With veterans get in touch with the Wounded Warrior Program and they will almost certainly be able to come up with something. I am in the program, veteran not staff, and they try to keep in touch with opportunities by region, so that is one option. Not all of us are too broken to do that kind of work, but most of us can't do what we did in the military. Example: I was an MP, but I will never be able to work in the field due to injury.

I was saying without a purpose. I.e. women's studies. STEM and several other fields are worthwhile, but a lot of people are getting degrees in the humanities with no future job prospects. I actually have 2 BAs, so I see the point. I earned both concurrently, that is why 2.