No one can deny the quintessential need for specialized vocational training that often brings its graduates steady employment and substantial salaries. Ivy League schools don't guarantee jobs to the elite who are affluent. Andrew Carnegie, who donated libraries and organs from the millions that he earned in the steel manufacturing mills, didn't have much use for these schools of the privileged class. He adamantly believed in bringing oneself up by the bootstraps as he did as a bobbin boy in a sweat shop. (see The Carnegie Nobody Knows, University of Pittsburgh Press)
Dear Ones,
It becomes perfectly clear how specialized training can be so lucrative. Every time a plumber or an electrician enters a household the specialist immediately tacks on a set price even before picking up a tool. And the money is well worth it.
It behooves every U.S. high school to include vocational training classes instead of "shop" or "home economy." Each student graduate would receive a certificate, to ensure him or her a job after matriculation, as well as a diploma. This advanced system would also increase employment for well-qualified teachers and instructors.
Helene Smith (Mame),
World Enlightened News (W.E.N.)
