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Forbes "Why We Desperately Need to Bring Back Vocational Training in Schools" Article Quiz
Forbes "Why We Desperately Need to Bring Back Vocational Training in Schools" Article Quiz
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After reading Forbes article "Why We Desperately Need to Bring Back Vocational Training in Schools"
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1
Students who get job specific skills and choose vocational careers often do not go on to get additional education
False
True
2
Why does the author say not all students will benefit from a "college prep" approach?
People have too many different colleges to choose from
People may not know how to apply for financial aid
people have a huge and diverse range of different skills and learning style
People may not know what they want their major to be
3
What percentage of students does the author say graduates high school without academic or job skills?
over 30%
0%
over 50%
less than 10%
4
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics what percentage of high school students go on to college?
100%
48%
82%
68%
5
Most young people today will have only a few jobs or one career over the course of their lifetime.
True
False
6
According to the BLS what % of currently employed college grads are doing work where only a high school degree is req?
37%
27%
43%
12%
7
What philosophy about education emerged in the 1950's?
Students should follow separate educational tracks according to ethnicity.
Students should follow separate educational tracks according to ability.
Students should follow separate educational tracks according to gender.
All students should follow the same educational track.
8
Why have states continued to cut vocational training?
expensive to operate
there are no longer vocational jobs
lack of student interest
lack of qualified instructors
9
Would you enroll in vocational training programs if they were offered in your school?
Yes
No
10
What is the author's response to "Won't all students benefit from a high-level, four-year academic degree program?"
Not Really
Mostly Yes
It's 50/50
Yes, Definitely
11
How was the vocational education path viewed based as a result of the new philosophy?
Remedial
Advanced
Restrictive
Equal
12
If a student was considered "college bound" they would take all of the following except...
Science
Creative Writing
Vocational Training
Latin
13
What was the result of the backlash against the new philosophy of education?
Focus shifted on getting back to the 3 R's
Focus shifted back to vocational training
Focus shifted to preparing all students for college
Focus shifted on being able to better identify college bound students
14
What percentage of college graduates are unemployed or underemployed?
53%
35%
44%
0%
15
Historically, which of the following were American high school students taught?
vocational training/ job readiness
3 R's: reading, writing, arithmetic
vocational training, job readiness skills, 3 R's
Math, Science, English, History, Physical Education, Electives
16
What fraction of students who do finish college end up in jobs they could have had without a four year degree?
1/5
1/10
1/3
1/2
17
Which groups disagreed with this philosophy?
Educators and Students
None, everyone agreed with the philosophy
Parents and Students
Educators and Parents
18
Educators and parents believed that students were assigned to tracks based on which of the following criteria?
Race
IQ
Socio-economic status
Aptitude
19
What percentage of students who begin 4 year degrees do not complete them?
50%
10%
0%
40%
20
Earnings studies show college graduates earn more over a lifetime than high school graduates
True
False
21
How has changes in the U.S. economy changed the job market?
Health science are no longer requiring degrees
manufacturing sector is growing= creating well paying, highly skilled jobs
expanding agricultural sector has created more farming communities
There are no jobs in the Human services sector, everything is computerized.
