"Dan" wrote

Agreed, and it's a shame many schools don't have shop class, that
parents don't have some practical skills to pass on etc.

Strangley, that fits with my story. I went to college and got a music
education degree. After three years, I quit and started doing home repair
and remodeling, full time. Where did I learn to do that? You guessed it;
mostly from dad, and then the rest was self taught. Then, I worked up to
having my own contracting company building houses. When the economy went
tits up about 15 years ago, I took a job teaching shop, but specifically
home construction. All still traces back to dad.

It's all "get a higher education" and "go to college."

All kids will not go to college. Shame, but some people can't understand
that.

Having said that, I do know people who are dangerous with anything more
complicated than a screw driver. Let them keep plumbers, electricians, tow
drivers etc employed.

Yep. Keep those kids that did not go to college employed!
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Jim in NC