What, if not all college preparatory courses, should schools offer? The answer is professional training. As I said before, our society needs mechanics, bakers, waiters and IT technicians, and many people, at the age of 18, already know that they are interested in doing such jobs, in making money in the world instead of spending . he's in college. So why not equip them in high school with the skills they need to get jobs like this and connect them with employers who are looking for enthusiastic young people? It would be great for everyone. If you look at Europe, which has many such programs called vocational schools, you can see how well it works. The United Nations, which people trust, wrote a report in 2007 titled “Education of Youth: A Comparative Study.” It showed that in countries as diverse as Finland, Bulgaria and England, vocational schools account for 20% of the student population, and as the report's authors state, these schools work: "When you look at these programs and their high placement rate, then comparing them with the results of students who go to university, one can conclude that they have many merits” (UN Study on Trade Schools 34). I think this is excellent