What would you like written in the history
books about CTE in today's environment? Is it still needed? Is it relevant?
Support your answer.
Several years ago a veteran pilot who was shot down over Vietnam wrote a story titled "Who Packed your parachute?" With CTE it should be. "Who fixes your Car? Who built your house ? etc"
After only a small amount of research into the history of CTE you can see where the founders of the CTE movement saw the need then as well as now for a strong program.It is amazing how history repeats itself when people forget that we ALL will enter the work force and that college is not for everyone.
The mission of education is to prepare students for the future . CTE programs prepare students for the future work force now. In High Schools the CTE program also supports academic subjects and have proven to lower drop-out rates. CTE programs also cater to the hands-on learner and helps keep them in school.
Ken, you would think that I read your post before I wrote mine, but I did not. I think that the overall benefit of CTE is to prepare students for the workplace, and that benefit alone should require of government on the local, state, and federal levels. Back when I was in high school, I took a few health occupations classes, and it was during one of those classes that I decided that I wanted to my health care my career. I think I would consider myself to be somewhat of a CTE success story.
ReplyDeleteAkisa, Thanks for the comment. It was called Vo Tech when I was in school and like you I consider myself a CTAE/ Vo Tech success story. The classes I took in Vo Tech showed a connection with the academic classes when the teachers could not. I retired at 39 and had a short career afterward that greatly influenced my desire to become a teacher. Now when I retire I will have at least five checks every month. Feels great to know that.
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