what is vocational education in secondary schools
2007-01-13 23:08:42 · 8 answers · asked by Stewart M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
In simple terms, wood shop, metal shop, garage (motor shop). Hands-on learning of practical things that might help you get a job; often carpentry, electrician, home maintenance, etc. Vocation means something that will help you get a job, usually in service or practical jobs like builders etc.
2007-01-13 23:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a big fan of a liberal arts education. We are in the 21st Century. This is America. The world is getting more and more complex. Politicians are becoming less and less trustworthy. It's not the Industrial Revolution, 18th Century anymore. You can't just get a job turning a mill, or sewing buttons in a factory anymore. We have slave labor in Cambodia to do that for us. To function in America you need to think critically, and communicate well. A liberal arts education does that. A Vocational education merely gives you some job skills that a company can get rich off of your labor for the next 10 or 20 years, then cast you out as new skills are required, and all you were was an expensive robot. A thinking human can adapt as technology changes, can understand the world around him, and can support themselves throughout their career, in family life and in government. edit: I'm not saying I don't support vocational educations. If my son wants to be an electrician, I'm going to pull some strings and get him into an apprenticeship. But, I'm going to push him towards earning a B.S in Business first, so after 10 or 15 years of honing his trade, he can have the ability to move into management, or run his own company, or move into a new direction, as is his will.
2016-05-23 23:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vocation is the career that you follow and so vocational education is education within the type of work that you intend to do. Examples would be a junior houseman- a junior 'doctor' who has not fully qualified. You wouldn't be able to give this education in a classroom.
2007-01-13 23:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by roly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vocational education is studies in a specific trade-skill. Not involving studies in English, Math or a Social Studies.
As compared to a College, which you must take a Math, English and Social Studies to graduate.
Vocational is only a school with specific trade-skills (i.e. Carpentry, Masonry, Culinary, etc.).
2007-01-13 23:15:30 · answer #4 · answered by yitogwa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vocational education is non traditional education. It is the teaching of such things as culinary arts, auto body, child care, etc
2007-01-14 11:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by Dairy Fairy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vocational education in secondary school is where you might get to go to u local college once a week and you might have to do ASDAN instead of foreign languages
2007-01-13 23:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education for a specific job or trade. As opposed to academic which are subjects like History which don't qualify you for a specific qualification.
2007-01-13 23:12:36 · answer #7 · answered by Paul E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Work experience - or "Training for Work".
2007-01-13 23:10:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋