School-to-Career Blog 062906
The views expressed here are Chris' and are not necessarily the same as the Wake County Public School System.
Careers in Construction - Building Awareness (Word 148 KB): The Virginian-Pilot; June 29, 2006.
Careers in Construction - Building Awareness (PDF 1 MB): The Virginian-Pilot; June 29, 2006.
Selected lines from the article:
- "Carry a toolbox instead of a briefcase." Careers in construction a good alternative to college, workshop leaders argue.
- "Usually, the four-year college track is non-negotiable. Mom said they had to go, so they go."
Chris' thoughts -
There is a big demand for construction workers, so why not let the kids choose a career doing something they like, rather than encouraging them to pick a career that society says is "better."
Why do we as a society look down our noses at blue-collar workers? Many of them are making as much, if not more, money than their white-collared counterparts. It's time to break down this wall of crazy thinking and respect ALL workers in ALL careers because all careers, especially the blue-collar jobs, contribute to society.
Where would we be without construction workers? We'd all be living in caves, and there aren't enough of those to go around.
Chris writes for the following Blogs:
- Wake County School-to-Career Blog
- Association for Career and Technical Education's (ACTE) New and Related Services Division, School-to-Work/Careers Section (ACTE blog)
- Association for Career and Technical Education's (ACTE) New and Related Services Division, School-to-Work/Careers Section (ACTE blog) (alternate view)
- Wake County Public School System's Morning Announcements (WCPSS blog)
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