Can't stand the discourse. Trade school is great for some people, but it feels like it's being touted as a one size fits all solution. The trades are hard on the body, and the lack of humanities classes leads to students who aren't socially well rounded.
As an LGBT person who went to trade school, the experience was painful and isolating. After I left I decided to scrap the trades entirely.
Obviously the experience varies from person to person. I did have fun, and I learned a lot, and I enjoyed the hands on nature of the classes- but the (passive & aggressive) homophobia from the students and some of the teachers made the experience unbearable.
My dad is in his early 60s and is still going strong as an independent contractor, but his retirement plan is basically "Roll me into a ditch when I keel over."
Can't stand the discourse. Trade school is great for some people, but it feels like it's being touted as a one size fits all solution. The trades are hard on the body, and the lack of humanities classes leads to students who aren't socially well rounded.
As an LGBT person who went to trade school, the experience was painful and isolating. After I left I decided to scrap the trades entirely.
Obviously the experience varies from person to person. I did have fun, and I learned a lot, and I enjoyed the hands on nature of the classes- but the (passive & aggressive) homophobia from the students and some of the teachers made the experience unbearable.
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I feel like "and become a F-250 driving small business tyrant" is definitely embedded in the chud suggestion to go to trade school.
My dad is in his early 60s and is still going strong as an independent contractor, but his retirement plan is basically "Roll me into a ditch when I keel over."