Education should prepare you for life outside of the classroom, life’s next steps, the workplace, and everyday life. Education should not be just teaching how to get through a course, and especially not for the exam, but give one tools to use in life and learning. It should inspire and spark creativity and light a path to become an expert in a subject, an art, a passion.
We want to open up the world of skilled trades and make them accessible to anyone. We want to open students’ eyes to the world around them, in the buildings they occupy, for example, that were planned, designed, built, and maintained, by people who contribute to society, get paid, and earn a living. Also, technological studies involves many different skills that can be obtained from different areas of study, in areas such as computer and communication technology, interior design, engineering, architecture, the skilled trades (hairstyling, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc..), labourers, and more careers, as people use all different types of skill sets, such as math, computer design, drawing, art, physical labour, exploration, coordination, management, designing, planning, etc. There is a vast array of knowledge about technological careers and interests that can, and should, be explored in high school, and for a lucky few who choose it as an elective, they are able to explore that variety.