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30. I am all for the schools going back to vo-ag/trades education

And they should pay you as well as English or math teachers, too.

I specialize in kids with school problems and they can do well in life with reading, writing and math with an 8th gr. education IF they learn a trade. If they're not interested in academics and they're mid-older teens, teach them a trade they ARE interested in.

Otherwise, they end up in required language and high level courses they can't do well in/don't want to do well in/aren't interested in, and it's a waste of time. Maybe when they hit their 20's they'll want to return to school to improve basic skills; meanwhile, teach them something they can earn a living at in h.s.

Otherwise, we will continue to have kids graduating h.s. with poor skills who can't get jobs, continuing the poverty cycle.