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Date Posted: 19:52:02 11/04/07 Sun
Author: Roger
Subject: Re: Raising the School Leaving Age
In reply to: michael 's message, "Re: Raising the School Leaving Age" on 16:58:49 11/04/07 Sun

>>
>>>Why do Governments choose compulsion? You cannot make
>>>someone learn. You can force them to go to college,
>>>but then what? Which poor unfortunate
>teacher/lecturer
>>>is now gonig to have to cope with dozens of 16-18
>year
>>>olds who are only there because they are compelled?
>>>All that will happen is that 16-18 year old education
>>>will become a battle ground, with keen students the
>>>losers as it becomes all about keeping the minority
>>>forced to be there to not riot or disrupt.
>>
>>
>>Oh God. Oh God oh god oh god.
>>
>>Somebody think up a new career option for me that's
>>feasible in Cornwall. I need to get out of this job.
>
>Personally I just dont understand the Govt thinking.
>We have a massive skills shortage in this country, and
>loads of highly skilled, well paid jobs that cannot be
>filled. Why dont they create more apprentiships? They
>could pay them to go on the apprentiships. Id rather
>pay someone to learn than pay someone to force them to
>learn.
>
>some youngsters need time away from 'school' after
>being there under compulsion form age 5 to 16. Let
>some go out to work, then enable them to come back to
>training or study later. It would mean providing
>grants, but its a positive not a negative. But, hey,
>what would I know compared to an Education minister.
>Who is the education minister this week?

What you are saying makes a lot of sense. I think trades have been given short shrift by education departments that seem to think everyone should go to University. I really do wish, some days, that after University I had apprenticed as a tool and die maker. I would have loved it, but I didn't even know there was such a thing as a tool and die maker.

I've got my youngest son convinced to get into a trade. He's looking for something. At present, he's driving dump trucks that are the size of small apartment buildings, and weigh 2,000,000 lb. fully loaded.

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Re: Raising the School Leaving Age -- michael, 11:09:54 11/05/07 Mon