We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty

Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by adventured on Saturday February 19, 2022 @09:55AM (#30397538)

Absolutely. We'd be so much better off by semi copying Germany's culture of vocational training. And it wouldn't be expensive to do compared to the rather crazy sums we presently throw at higher education. Plus we very much need the skilled labor in a vast array of fields.

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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by zozbot234 on Saturday February 19, 2022 @10:03AM (#30397616)

Fix K12 education first - that's where the highest plausible effects are. Vocational education can be a part of the picture, but it's actually really hard to do well.

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Re:We shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty by analog31 on Saturday February 19, 2022 @10:18AM (#30397725)

You also have to fix the vocations themselves with better workplace safety laws, non-discrimination, health care, retirement, safety net, unions. A trades person is exposed to high risk if something happens to their bodies and prevents them from working a full career, or there's a cyclic downturn in something like construction.

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