Mike Rowe comments on Manual Labor and the widening skills gap in our country. He is the host of the Discovery Channel's show Diry Jobs founded as a tribute to his grandfather. We have "shovel ready" projects but no one who knows how or wants to use a shovel!
"It occurred to me that I had become disconnected from a lot of things that used to fascinate me. I no longer thought about where my food came from, or how my electricity worked, or who fixed my pipes, or who made my clothes. There was no reason to. I had become less interested in how things got made, and more interested in how things got bought." Link to short video clip and essay here:
http://tinyurl.com/6druxce
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An excellent point, and this makes me think of the MHHS homebuilding program that's "on hold" for the upcoming school year. I feel like we're eliminating other pathways to success in favor of a very narrow view of what students should aspire to...
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