--- John Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > >> --- Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > <snip> > >> At a certain age, I think it was 12, the students > >> are ran through a battery > >> of tests. If they do good, they are pushed > towards more education. If not, > >> they are put into a trade type school...<snip> > > I think developing "trade-oriented" vs. > > "academic-oriented" programs makes sense; the trick > > would be to keep it from being discriminatory > >toward minorities...<snip> > NYC has some specialized high schools that run a > vocational track as > opposed to an academic track. Frex, Aviation High > School focuses on the > aviation industry, training airframe and powerplant > mechanics; > Westinghouse for electricity and electronics; Mabel > Dean Bacon for the > nursing profession; Food and Maritime Trades for the > food and seagoing > industries; etc. Many of these schools require > prospective students to > take entrance examinations, so they were not used as > 'dumping grounds'. > I think that the most effective of these types of > schools partner with > the trade unions and industry to provide students > with apprenticeship opportunities. That seems like it would really benefit both those students and the companies that assisted in training them! Now if more big cities would develop similar programs... I Really Like Win-Win Scenarios Maru :) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
