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<p>I’m not sure if this is necessarily a good thing, given the assumption that education means academic courses such as Trigonometry, US History, English Literature, etc. As much as liberals and other PC police would have us believe, we are not all created equal. Some of us are tall, fat, skinny, and yes, stupid. There are plenty, plenty of stupid people in this country who do not have the skills necessary to go to college nor attain a white collar position. Furthermore, intellectually, they would not benefit from writing essays on the allusions in Great Gatsby or learning trig identities. We do these people a disservice by forcing them to do this type of work for which they’re unqualified and not engaged in. We also do a disservice to the American economy by spending trillions of dollars to educate lots of kids who are simply too dumb for or not interested in academic work. </p>
<p>I propose that we stop scoffing at blue collar work and start significantly increasing apprenticeships and vo-tech schooling. It will give these below average students an outlet to dispel their boredom and provide them on a more straightforward and benefiting path to a post high school job. I believe this type of system is in place in China and/or India.</p>