We should have A-levels in vocational subjects.
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I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels.
Some people are academically inclined, some vocationally and we shouldn't penalise the latter.
We should prepare our future workforce differently. It isn't just advanced STEM degrees. There are many jobs you can do without advanced degrees.
All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math.
Merit should count more than academic background.
I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field.
School systems should base their curriculum not on the idea of separate subjects, but on the much more fertile idea of disciplines... which makes possible a fluid and dynamic curriculum that is interdisciplinary.
In any profession it gets to be a grind.
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