Can you explain the trend of high school graduates attending vocational schools instead of heading off to attend a state university?
The classic family board game, "Life" taught another generation that winning in life comes from going to college because it guaranteed success. That's not true any more. Corporations have switched from looking for strong diplomas to finding strong workers who put big numbers on the board instead of big certificates on the wall. The film, Jerry McGuire, has a line that calls this philosophical switch 'show me the money' . The old system required advanced, formal education to move ahead in career and cash flow. That system doesn't work well anymore, so now young people have figured out that it's about impressive results way more than impressive resumes. The line between adulthood and adolescence begins with the ability to pay your own bills because the rent comes due at the first of the month for everybody. High school graduates who don't have wealthy parents to pay for college discover this truth years ahead of their peers w