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spamtrap1888 > wrote:

> On Sep 23, 4:57*pm, notbob > wrote:
> > On 2011-09-23, spamtrap1888 > wrote:
> >
> > > Santa Clara County's Metropolitan Education District has a vocational
> > > program for both high school and adult students. Unfortunately their
> > > culinary arts program and baking program is targeted to hs students --
> > > adults can enroll only on a space-available basis.
> >
> > Last I heard, San Francisco City College has one of the oldest and
> > best:
> >
> > http://www.ccsf.edu/Departments/Hote...ant/index.html
> >
>
> Not everyone's cut out for community college. Vocational classes at
> the high school level can reach more people.

Nope, not in the United States. NCLB (No Child Left Behind) doesn't
test for vocational classes. You can have the finest vocational
programs in the country, but your school will fail the standardized
state tests, and you will be punished.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA