John Stossel: What everyone's afraid to say about college and jobs

We need to create two tracks in secondary schools (most countries don't even offer free schooling (9-12th) We should not be preparing everyone for college. We should offer a "Tech" track, IT, Medical, Aviation, Construction, etc... for all public school students. We have some of that now but need to expand. I like what he says about the loss of time. This is opportunity loss that no one considers when they go off to college and four years becomes five or six then graduate with no job and an enormous load of student debt. Give me a good welder or electrician with a high school education. I would take that over most of these dumb engineers we are ending up with.

The ‘German Model’

The American model should be K-12 and then mandatory 2 years of active duty military before any college is allowed to admit them for a four-year degree, but to move on to graduate school, it required another 2-year stint. Also, no 2 years of active duty service, equals no drivers license.

Depends on what is ‘learned’ MAJ Ken Landgren

Sgt Wayne Wood - Now I do see the utility of sending young folks to trade schools.