[Magdalen] Gap year (or more)

[Jay Weigel]

Our Adam chose the military and trained as a heavy equipment mechanic. He
made pretty darn good money working for them for a long time. Can't do it
now and is on extended leave for complicated reasons. If he does go back he
could finish his term as an instructor.

On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 6:32 AM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 05/06/2015 04:36, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>
>> One cannot assume that folks who do not attend some college are dumb.
>> Some
>> just march to a different drum.  That's the way it is in construction, and
>> a lot of those guys make excellent money.  No college at all.  Now to make
>> good money you have to have training, and that's work and time and yes,
>> some money too, but the point is it does not involve darkening the door of
>> any college.  There are other fields as well.
>>
>> It's a vanity thing for too many.  Go to college whether it agrees with
>> you
>> or not. And that is nuts.
>>
>
> Right on there!  We are always going to need skilled artisans such as
> electricians, plumbers and hairdressers.  There are other skilled tasks I
> cannot envisage beoming automated for general user because it would be
> uneconomic to do so.  Many of these do require some theory to be able to
> carry out the tasks effectively and safely, but that is support that can be
> offered alongside the practical training.
>
> Roger
>