Originally Posted by
crewdawg
The high school I went to still teaches wood/metal shop, FAA and has programs to spend your sophomore-senior year learning trade (off site). The school system in the city I currently live in has a program for high school kids to graduate with an A&P. They have lots of other programs such as automotive repair, carpentry, business, entrepreneurship, etc... The programs are there, it's just whether kids are willing to capitalize on such opportunities. I'm sure some of it is being unsure of what they want to do in life, but I'm betting a lot of it is the stigma of "who" goes to such programs.
One problem with highschool votech programs. It keeps the market flooded with the youngest and dumbest. This by itself artificially lowers wages. From a current pilots perspective, it's perfectly okay to let someone who can't read or do math become an A&P in highschool. How would you feel if they started providing CPLs upon graduation. I bet it wouldn't be seen as benevolent. I'm sure that many here would choose another career because of the type of people it would attract.