Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Reading part II
Tabor, in my opinion, offers a variety of courses designed to appeal to a diverse student body. I came here because of my interest in marine science and art. There are some really interesting classes, but none that involve preparing for a position in trades. I've never gone to a school that offers woodshop or mechanics, but there is a high school in my town that is specifically for these jobs. Students take academic classes one week, and then take classes another week that they would like to pursue a career in. It was always an option for kids that weren't planning on going to college, which gave it a bad image in some ways. People would consider these kids lazy, unintelligent, or the working class stereo type. I think Tabor supports us to strive for greatness and what makes us happy, but in most cases a position in trades isn't what we study night and day for. A school like Tri county guides students for a position in trades, and it's a free education. My parents would not be happy with me if I decided to become a plumber after paying for my tuition for four years. Tabor, and my parents, would support me to own the company instead.
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My only question would be that if you own a plumbing company shouldn't you be a master plumber? Otherwise what use are you in guiding the company. I would think you would be an ill-informed manager of such an enterprise without intimate understanding (by having installed them) of the products you distribute or the services they provide. Is it fair to assume as you do in your response that a private school education is "wasted" on someone who would become a trades person?
ReplyDeleteJust for example think of John Fish ( of the Fish Center ) he is a builder and that's how he started (in the family business), and he is a Tabor alum...
>>"At Bowdoin, Fish majored in government and dabbled in merchandising — — as a sophomore, he started peddling cut — rate sweatshirts emblazoned with the school's logo and polar bear mascot, warehousing the goods in his dorm room and conscripting his fraternity pledges for a sales force — — but there was never a question about what he'd do after college. In keeping with family tradition, his construction career had begun as soon as he was strong enough to dig holes and haul bricks. “My boys always worked during school vacations — — they had to, or they caught some wrath around the house,” says Ed Fish. “None of them had a cushy role. They got paid, but they didn't get paid much. And they weren't encouraged to spend it, I'll tell you that much.” <<
excerpt from an article in Boston Magazine http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/2006/05/this-man-is-building-a-1-billion-construction-empire/
Do you think this has changed since '78 when Mr. Fish graduated? John Fish is in fact exactly the kind of kid who might have been written off elsewhere because he is dyslexic. Without Tabor he might not have become the building tycoon he is today. Just something to consider...