Republicans are ruining American education

Until you need a plumber. Then you don't care if he knows about anything other than pipes.

A good plumber is a 6 figure a year job. All he/she has to know is pipes. Pretty good value for no college degree.

 

Based on this response, I'd bet you believe that after a year or two of working for a master plumber, you'd be among the best ever to ply the trade. There's plenty of physics and geometry that takes place on top of all the mechanical skills needed. Four years of college and you can go teach in a classroom. Four years of plumbing and you start to realize how much you don't know. Look up the test you must pass to become a licensed master plumber in New York, and see just what you don't know vs what you need to know.

 

I'm not really getting the need to pit two completely unrelated professions against each other

The world needs plumbers

The world needs teachers

 

So are you a plumber, teacher, or veteran?

Where did you go to school?

 

a good tradesperson just goes on working to keep the country and the economy running

he doesnt have the time or inclination to explain things to idiots

 

Yes but there was no need to disrespect a plumber or any profession simply because they are non university educated.

 

Colorado school of mines
mechanical engineer

 

(Edit: Quote referring to a personal attack against unfocused removed by MeAgain)

Maybe if you got that kind of education you would respect it. But yes as a young man I watched his show and he encouraged me to learn. I got to high school and thought "wow I could do that too".

 

My B.Sc is in physics. Maybe it was too hard for you.

 

Some pissing contest over degrees? No I just found making things work much more int resting that focusing entirely on physics. People always need engineers, physics is a little harder to be employed. I wanted lots of options.

 

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The username Quark should have been the telltale sign, although in his/her case Strange Quark would have been more precise

 

I'd like to think I'm more charming.

I used to have a joke for top and bottom but would probably be banned...

 

Maybe this is why Quark does not post pics? No Iphone filter for this.

 

you dont remember captain cannabis?

 

no

 

Yeah, that's actually me. So what?

You're also probably lying about being an engineer. BILL BILL BILL BILL.

 

My niece is a public schoolteacher in the south Bronx, New York. A dedicated committed, loving teacher. so different from a mechanical trade to have citizens trust you with their young children.
Have a relationship with these students parents. a Five Year degree. She did Summer camps, a French language school & had practice runs at three different charters before coming aboard with The City of NY.

 

When your toilet is stopped up, who you gonna call? Admittedly, plumbing needs tend to be immediate and pressing, while educational needs tend to be long term. Really, the education of our kids is vital to the country in the long run, and we need highly educated, trained and dedicated people to do that job. We won't get that by disparaging teachers, suggesting we don't really need them, or equating them to plumbers. The quality of the posts on this thread suggest we could use more good teachers.

 

And more good plumbers. Sadly the teachers have failed at teaching that. Or perhaps thats a bigger problem of the education system philosophy. The teachers might be told not to.

 

steven lavimoniere

lot of good videos there from a plumber/HVAC tech who explains things in a simple way even a teacher would understand

also he has a nice doggy