Amelia Johnson English IV Mrs. R. Hill 19 July 2017 The Value of Career Technical Education (CTE) How meaningful is Career Technical Education or CTE? C means Career and opportunity. T means Technical and specialized. E means education and learning. CTE is the combination of all of these and more. CTE courses prepare students for a trade that they may consider pursuing after high school. Students can graduate with a certificate of completion and go directly into the field or further their skills at colleges or trade schools. Basic subjects and hands-on learning classes are taken together, so students learn more. Career Technical Education in high school is valuable because it increases school contentment, skill accumulation, and career opportunities. Students in Career Technical Education like to learn because they can be creative and express themselves. It is more exciting and not as boring as regular classes. In Cosmetology at Watauga High School, “completions include facials, manicures, hair cutting, chemical relaxing and restructuring, wet hair styling, and hair coloring and lightening” (WHS). Cosmetology students schedule clients and perform these services for practice (WHS). Students enjoy school and look forward to going each day when what they do is fun. In another example, …show more content…
The sequence of school to skills to success is simple but strong! CTE programs are needed everywhere. CTE gives students guidance and knowledge about things they are good at and things that they enjoy doing. It is an excellent way to help students transition from high school to situations that require more responsibility and maturity. Many educators agree that “the importance of CTE cannot be overstated” (Subcommittee). In closing, the letters CTE are very important, because they represent the dreams of high school students across the
Subsequently what is done is that selected high schools develop a curriculum that is organized around a specific career cluster, which are like a specialized charter school. The goal is to feature a series advanced “pathway” courses that can help students to enrich their knowledge through work-based learning and academics. In turn, this specialized education will allow student to demonstrate their understanding through assessments and industry credentialing opportunities. As well these schools are enrolled in a learning exchange that have partnerships that are organized to support the programs of study by coordinating statewide networks of education partners, businesses, industry associations, labor, and other organizations (2013, p. 21-23). Consequently, the program is driven to help high school students develop a career path and to receive exploratory education that will given them an advantage in either college endeavors or in the job market.
Career and technical education courses are intended to prepare high school students to enter the work force in a skilled trade. It equips the students with the experience and education necessary to succeed in an average skill level job while maintaining the student’s interest. In an article that focuses on an aviation CTE program, a “senior policy analyst at the Morrison Institute, said that Career and Technical Education provides another opportunity for students who struggle in high school.” The assumption is that students who struggle in high school presumably do not want another four years of education to attain a bachelor’s degree. Until recently, schools have been excessively geared towards college readiness. The dogma was elementary school, high school, college, without exception. With this “one size fits all” education system in place, a different education course had to evolve. CTE courses offer a break from the tedious grind by introducing career readiness as an alternative. In place of the four years in a college, CTE programs gives student...
High Schools That Work (HSTW), a school improvement initiative of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), has documented achievement gains by career and technical education (CTE) students at participating sites (Bottoms and Presson 2000). At HSTW sites participating in 1996 and 1998 assessments (Frome 2001), CTE students showed math and science achievement equal to the national average of all high school students—and exceeded the national average of CTE students in math, science, and reading.
In the United States, the history of Career and Technical Education evolved within four major periods. First, the Awakening period which began in 1776-1826, when the right to a free public education was expressed. During this era, educational opportunities in labor and industrial education were being demanded. The rising working class began to press for an education that were more appropriate for their labor and industry’s needs (Awakening 1776-1826, 1976). Even Benjamin Franklin who represented the Awakening middle class was on board with the rise of technical and vocational education which were taught primarily by private masters or contracted apprenticeships (Cohen, 1976).
These are the reasons why I would love to be a cosmetologist in the future.
Encouragement is a common word throughout this paper. The best thing that can be done about the problem of dwindling enrollment in technical college is to encourage people considering this schooling. Encourage people to look into this type of education, because we do need more Blue Collar workers in our future. Encourage current or past students to talk about their experiences in tech schools with people who are confused about what they want to do in their life. Encourage them that this option is NOT for under achievers, but for over achievers.
For many teens, their four years of high school have been a memorable and transforming experience, but for others, high school was just another brick building keeping them from the real world. But what if another year of education was added back to the four year program and it assisted students with their high school experience? Since 2003, Toronto high schools have removed the fifth year of the high school program but people have spoken about bringing back the extra year to help students with course averages, stress and decrease the dropout rate. Returning to the five year program may be beneficial to help high school students with academic achievement, post-secondary planning and stress. Another year of education will give students time to retake courses and improve their overall average. This will also influence post-secondary options the variety of choices. A fifth year will provide more time to space out courses and other priorities to reduce stress and pressure put on students. Bringing back the five year high school
or at the school like ICC you can go there to get your hair done. People go into cosmetology because they like doing hair they love doing makeup etc. and they are really good at what they do. When you hear the word “Cosmetologist” it is defined as a person who gives beauty treatments to skin and hair etc. Which mean the ability to expertly apply makeup applications to cover or promote and can expand into further specialties such as reflexology; theatrical applications;
So as to improve the K-12 education, the United States needs to redesign the high schools. The initiative by the president to redesign the high schools is significant in encouraging the schools to use the available resources. Schools together with their partners should take into using the resources that exist effectively. These resources are in the local, state and the federal so as to transform the experience in the high schools for the youth through energy of the whole school redesign. This effort of redesigning the high schools will help challenge them and their partners in rethinking learning and teaching. These reforms should constitute of learning that is personalized and college and career exploration that will ens...
I would like to be a cosmetologist when I am older, In order to be that I will need grit. One reason that grit will play a significant role In that career or any job for that matter by needing to be passionate about the work being done. For example doing something that you love, you would put more effort, grit, passion and time Into that. In comparison of what you would put Into a career you don’t love and enjoy doing. In fact, a variety of high schools and community colleges offer accredited cosmetology programs. Statistics show that, 1 out of 517 people in the US was a hairdresser, hair stylist, or cosmetologist in 2012, totaling
Have you ever thought about what you want to be when you grow up? There are many professions that this world has to offer. Cosmetology is one that you can go to work, have fun doing it, and still get paid pretty good. With the job of a cosmetologist you get to have hands on experience and you get to have a friendship with your clients. Cosmetology is the work of beauty therapists, including hair dressing, facials, manicures, etc. (Harper). A cosmetologist does have an important role in today’s society because, if they were not here men and women would be walking around with their hair going half way down their butt and their nails would be a good 5 inches long.
In conclusion, the core curriculum is vital to life of any student, yet with more personal choice and freedom, the high school environment can be strengthened and improved . Having a more balanced high school curriculum, with more options for the students, would also allow students to narrow their focus on a particular field or subject, while preparing them for their major in college. It would even boost the confidence of the student body, and therefore boost the Test scores as well. In addition, students who have trouble recognizing their talents, might be able to have a more fulfilling high school experience. The purpose of school is to prepare one for the future and ones occupation; it is certain, that having a more elective-based high school program would do just that.
For example, a student may excel in math or English, though may struggle in their shop class such as sheet metal or nurse tech. Therefore, Vo-tech schools can benefit its students by pushing them to challenge themselves unlike any non Vo-tech school could. Students are made to approach their academics from a view that is different than what they are used to, causing them to develop a different mindset and challenge themselves to learn in new way. Vo-tech schools will also benefit the student because it will prepare them for a job once they are finished high school, which is the ultimate goal of Vo-tech education. The student needing to look at their work in shop with a new perspective will better prepare them to work in the real world, and prevent them from needing to adapt to it at the degree to which they would need to if they had gone to a regular school. Overall, this new way of learning in technical high schools would benefit the student in the
THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VOCATIONAL ASPECTS TO SCHOOLING IN AUSTRALIA. HOWEVER, IN RECENT TIMES THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THIS ASPECT OF SCHOOLING WITHIN BOTH THE GENERAL CURRICULUM AND THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE A PARTICULAR VOCATIONAL FLAVOUR.
Education is the key to success and there are multiple ways to boost a student’s confidence while attending high school to enhance a better future for his/herself. It is our job as parents and faculty to keep the students engaged and aware of the repercussions of dropping out and to do everything in our power to keep the students productive and interactive to ensure a bright