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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 834546" data-attributes="member: 1061">I graduated high school in 1993. We were the last class that didn't have to endure standardized testing in order to graduate that schools still use today. I distinctly remember how hard we were pushed to go to college. The book &quot;What Color is Your Parachute?&quot; was required reading and was designed to uncover your passions - and ultimately guide you toward college courses and a career. Blue collar jobs were for the dummies. Tech school was for druggies and losers, the ones who learned how to weld or operate a lathe. The only viable alternative to college was joining the military, but mostly so you could get the GI Bill and then go to college.These days, one of the hottest jobs is being a truck driver. There's no quicker path to making $100K per year (at least not without a mountain of college debt). The trades are paying very well, too. A friend of mine quit his job a couple years ago and started a handyman business. It's shocking to me how many people can't paint a room, fix a garbage disposal, or even change the brakes on their own car. He makes a killing.I think there's been a shift. Slowly, but surely. The old saying &quot;dirty hands, clean money&quot; is making a comeback.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 834546, member: 1061"] I graduated high school in 1993. We were the last class that didn't have to endure standardized testing in order to graduate that schools still use today. I distinctly remember how hard we were pushed to go to college. The book [I]"What Color is Your Parachute?"[/I] was required reading and was designed to uncover your passions - and ultimately guide you toward college courses and a career. Blue collar jobs were for the dummies. Tech school was for druggies and losers, the ones who learned how to weld or operate a lathe. The only viable alternative to college was joining the military, but mostly so you could get the GI Bill and then go to college. These days, one of the hottest jobs is being a truck driver. There's no quicker path to making $100K per year (at least not without a mountain of college debt). The trades are paying very well, too. A friend of mine quit his job a couple years ago and started a handyman business. It's shocking to me how many people can't paint a room, fix a garbage disposal, or even change the brakes on their own car. He makes a killing. I think there's been a shift. Slowly, but surely. The old saying "dirty hands, clean money" is making a comeback. [/QUOTE]

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