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Originally Posted by pqrstar
To me, industry is a trade.
I don't think public schools were created to teach automobile assembly, brick laying, truck driving, manufacturing, welding, pipefitting, baking, cooking, etc.
Early American schools taught reading, writing, 'rithmetic, and citizenship
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Hi pqrstar: Actually that issue has been widely discussed in the papers. It connects with the escalating cost of college and the fact that graduates can't find jobs. This prompted the discussion of when high schools had college prep classes, business school and trades workshops auto, etc.
Experts have shown that high school kids could probably do the required work Math, English and yet prepare them for candidates trades. Many trade jobs are lacking candidates and these jobs pay as well as many college trained jobs.