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Voltron: College Isn’t For Everyone

Voltron: I saw a lot of Hucksters opposing the KTEC based on who was behind it the campaign (Ron Nilson and Mary Souza) and letting their personal feelings about the anti-government group get in the way of much needed project. The outcome shows there is a push from society for an alternative to the college education path that is so commonly pushed by parents and the public school system. College isn't for everybody. Just look at the drop out rates of college kids. How many millions of dollars are wasted by students who go to college simply because their parents have hammered into their brains — you will go to college

Question: Voltron goes on to say that many parents would be horrified, deep down, if their own kid decided to balk at college and the fine arts for welding and machine work. Would you?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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