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education that admits you might actually need a job someday.
means training focused on practical skills for a specific trade or career, not abstract theory for its own sake.
from from latin vocatio, a calling — originally religious, the summons to a life's purpose, before it got demoted to welding certificates.
religious rootsoriginally meant a calling from god, not a trade
status fliponce elite word, now code for non-college track
global respect gapgermany treats it as prestigious, us treats it as backup plan
for instance
germany's dual system — half of german students train via apprenticeship, paid, since the 1970s
switzerland apprenticeships — 70 percent of swiss teens choose vocational over academic track
trade schools boom — us enrollment in vocational programs rose sharply after 2020