Monday, November 4, 2013

#6 Visual



this cartoon by Steven Breen, found at http://obamacartoon.blogspot.com/2012/08/college-vs-trade-schools.html , is a powerful image about the decision to attend trade school as opposed to college.   This image sums up the argument that because more people chose it attend colleges the average wage has gone down and the wage of welders has gone up.  Furthermore because the College student is thinking that the perspective welder is a loser, it also demonstrates how shamed and forced young people are into going to college.  Society makes them feel like they have failed if they attend another form of post high school education or job training.  The cartoon was created by a political cartoonist targeting the Obama administration but regardless it perfectly explains the problems the education system has been facing for many many years.

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