Plumbing

Brian's blog has a post on increasing numbers of folks in Britain seeking to become plumbers, including a university biologist who hopes to double his salary. I've posted on this before: why don't we give kids who are not focused on college a chance to accomplish something meaningful in high school. Becoming a licensed plumber might be a good option.

Update: Both Brian and a commenter suggest the response will be to make plumbing a college course. Of course! Make sure kids who don't want to go to college have no options! What a plan!

Comments

[mark martinez]

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It retails for about $30.00 at Ace Hardware, Do it Best hardware stores, True Value Hardware stores and Home Depot.

[S Michael Moore]

I don't know if this is the case around the country but at least in the South where I grew up, many public school districts offer Vo-Tech where students opt out of part of the College Prep curriculum and instead focus on learning a trade.