Feature story: A class where the light bulb goes on
Career tech answers the question: 'Why do I need to learn this?'

by Chris Kenrick, Palo Alto Online Staff, March 5, 2010

What do you do with shop class in a community where all the children are above average?

For local advocates of "vocational education" -- high school classes with career-related content -- that question has been a decades-long source of frustration. more...