The truth of the matter is that CTE is needed. The
jobs/careers that result is how many people provide for their families. The skills and services taught are those that
are needed throughout society. We have grown up to be dependent on cars
(automotive). We cannot live without comfort or we think we are not able to (HVAC).
We spend a lot of time making sure we look good (cosmetology). Just taking a
look around, most of us haven’t missed any meals and we are known to make up
for it if we do (culinary)! As a result of our eating among many other factors,
healthcare becomes a requirement. Some of our fields assist other fields. Look
at how healthcare benefits: Automotive – through accidents; Cosmetology –
plastic surgery; HVAC – lack of heating and air (heatstroke and freezing);
Culinary – lack of education and will power in regard to special diet; or
development of ailments due to bad habits
which could still point back to education.
What I would like to see written in history is that having
CTE is a necessity. That it was widely decided and accepted that this is an
area of education that cuts would not be allowed but heavily invested in. I’d
like to see that CTE is valued so much that post secondary schools require it
as an alternative for students who otherwise have no experience in their field
of interest.
I was also one who did not have plans for college while in
high school. I believe it was due to the fact that the family around me had
never attended college. Becoming a teenage mother quickly put things into
perspective. My scenario is still all too common among students today. My
vocational high school did not offer culinary.
Today, CTE is growing and giving students the head start they need to
compete. As I began to figure things out, I refused to get stuck in
something and waste find going to school doing something…I did not enjoy. Students
today have the chance to begin gaining the skills of a career or use it to
support them while they pursue another career.
People in general seem to have no idea about CTE or
understand its value but I think it’s coming. I think at the end of the day
everyone will know how important CTE is. However, we have gotten away from why
it is important. We (in politics) keep talking around the subject and have the
opportunity right now to make history again. Here are a few current articles I
ran across today and it made me think of our topic this week.
I agree with you that we need CTE and it is becoming more of a way of life. History repeats it self and we are starting to see that the work ready model is come back around. We as CTE teacher will start to get our respect that has been due to us all along. We will be become just as important to the education world as academic teachers.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that we need CTE and it is becoming more of a way of life. History repeats it self and we are starting to see that the work ready model is come back around. We as CTE teacher will start to get our respect that has been due to us all along. We will become just as important to the education world as academic teachers.
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