Submitted by Karen (not verified) on May 1, 2007 - 17:20.
I think that our students ARE already getting vocational training after school…they probably have a job at the local supermarket or McDonald’s. Maybe the simplest way to deal with this is for the schools would be to partner with those organizations to actually be training students to be leaders in two of the major retail businesses in the United States that pass Tom Friedman’s “local” jobs test. In other words, while I can do a lot of stuff on line, I’ve got to get groceries and fast food locally. So, those jobs will be there and they require more than just line work…there are assistant managers and managers who then move into corporate positions. Rather than denigrating the after school work that students do, let’s see it as an opportunity for learning! Figure out a way to give them credit and also get them the necessary business-related training and support them if they want to further their education. Let’s really raise leaders!
I think that our students
Submitted by Karen (not verified) on May 1, 2007 - 17:20.
I think that our students ARE already getting vocational training after school…they probably have a job at the local supermarket or McDonald’s. Maybe the simplest way to deal with this is for the schools would be to partner with those organizations to actually be training students to be leaders in two of the major retail businesses in the United States that pass Tom Friedman’s “local” jobs test. In other words, while I can do a lot of stuff on line, I’ve got to get groceries and fast food locally. So, those jobs will be there and they require more than just line work…there are assistant managers and managers who then move into corporate positions. Rather than denigrating the after school work that students do, let’s see it as an opportunity for learning! Figure out a way to give them credit and also get them the necessary business-related training and support them if they want to further their education. Let’s really raise leaders!