For years our society realized the intrinsic value of career and technical education. When you look at the data one can only conclude it is good for our students and community to offer a comprehensive career and technical educational path to students who can't or choose not to go to college. The reality is that a majority of our students are not going to college and of the ones who do go only about half are graduating from a four year institution with a degree. And of those students that are graduating with a degree how many of them are working in their degree field?
Then the pendulum swung towards an emphasis on college placement. I can't disagree with wanting our children to go to college. I want more students to go to college. I want more non-traditional students going to college. However I am pragmatic and understand the reality.
I am happy to see a swing of the pendulum towards a more realistic philosophy of multiple educational paths that will ultimately lead to a successful future for our students (and our community).
Read a good article on the Grade book here.
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