Is there a word for this type of school?
November 8, 2010 9:36 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for a single descriptive word for a high school that specializes in hands-on learning to prepare students for the workforce, for kids who struggle academically.
I'm writing a teacher's college application, and I'm being limited to 50 words or less to write about each of my relevant experiences. I once helped out in one of these schools, and I can't seem to pin it down into a word, but given my 50 word limit, I'm going to try. The school was awesome; they offered a wide variety of courses such as horticulture, baking, cosmetology, wood shop, and so much more, and the kids had great skills coming out of it. Is this a "technical" school? The school's website doesn't call it anything in particular, but just explains its mission in longer terms.
I'm writing a teacher's college application, and I'm being limited to 50 words or less to write about each of my relevant experiences. I once helped out in one of these schools, and I can't seem to pin it down into a word, but given my 50 word limit, I'm going to try. The school was awesome; they offered a wide variety of courses such as horticulture, baking, cosmetology, wood shop, and so much more, and the kids had great skills coming out of it. Is this a "technical" school? The school's website doesn't call it anything in particular, but just explains its mission in longer terms.
Definitely vocational. "Technical" would work, too. Though, that's a much older term for such schools.
posted by Thorzdad at 9:40 AM on November 8, 2010
posted by Thorzdad at 9:40 AM on November 8, 2010
Response by poster: Yes! Exactly! Of course! Thank you....
posted by to recite so charmingly at 9:44 AM on November 8, 2010
posted by to recite so charmingly at 9:44 AM on November 8, 2010
Gotta read Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford. Essay that the book sprang from is here, book at Amazon.
posted by sgobbare at 6:08 PM on November 9, 2010
posted by sgobbare at 6:08 PM on November 9, 2010
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