[tracker1]

I went to a HS that strongly encouraged under-performers to go to the "alternative" vocational high school. (#1 in the nation my ass).

[reidjs]

If there were actually vocational trade schools I would support this kind of thing. I know that in this context it just means the shittier school.

[mac01021]

How do you know that? I toured the local vocational high school when I was in seventh grade and, at least from my naive point if view it seemed legit, with students spending something like a third of their time studying HVAC or whatever.