"They need to be introduced to alternatives, and we need to place an equal importance on technical programs,"
"If something happens with the plumbing, the first call is either the landlord or the plumber,"
"The first call that most people are going to make is to that blue-collar worker."
Clint Crawford, a 55-year-old automotive technician, urges parents to consider blue-collar and technical careers as viable, respected options for their children. He emphasizes the dignity and stability of trades using everyday examples: when plumbing or cars fail, the first calls are to blue-collar workers. Crawford encouraged family conversations that introduce alternatives and place equal importance on technical programs. His two adult children attended college but were not assumed to do so by default because he highlighted vocational paths. Parental attitudes are shifting: 35% now see technical education as possibly better suited for their child, up from 13% in 2019.
Read at Fortune
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]