Is a University degree with a mountain of debt that will stifle not only the individual, but society for decades the future we want for our children? Is it attractive to send your child into an environment which could be openly hostile to your values and the values you try to teach your children? What alternative is there which can create a job with a future?
This interesting article shows how companies, cities and even some states are developing apprenticeship programs to fill the increasingly technical aspects of manufacturing. Today, machine operators not only have to know how to run the machine, but how to program it. By working with local schools and setting standards for students interested in a career based on an actual skill, manufacturers and others are increasing the demands on educators that can be measured in students who qualify for these innovative programs. An interesting and thought provoking article on one option for the future.
