Alternatives to College: Apprenticeships provide another successful pathway to adulthood
LiberatED Podcast · Kerry McDonald
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Show Notes
Despite today's dominant cultural messaging that insists that young people must go to college, there are in fact multiple pathways to adulthood and to a fulfilling, successful life.
A longtime leader in building alternatives to college is Praxis, an apprenticeship boot camp program that helps young people to gain mastery of sought-after workplace skills while connecting these apprentices with eager employers.
I am thrilled to be joined on this episode by Cameron Sorsby, CEO of Praxis.
"College Enrollment Drops, Even as the Pandemic's Effects Ebb," New York Times
The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money, by Bryan Caplan
Skip College: Launch Your Career Without Debt, Distractions, or a Degree, edited by Connor Boyack