[russellbeattie]

I have a kid as well, and have the same exact thoughts about his future and incentives - only I grew up in rural New England where it was, "get good at something" or "become a logger for the papermill nearby that will probably close in the next decade or so."

I would love for the US to have a viable vocational education path. So many students in high school prepping for college who don't want to be there.

[0xbear]

If you think about it, _a lot_ of proverbial paper mills will close in the next decade. Yet somehow it doesn't seem to sink in.