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Becky- Outline, Summarize, and Analyze - College is the assumed best course for students to achieve life goals. Yet wages are increasing in skilled trade jobs. CTE is still seen as "vocational school". The misconception is that students will not make much money.

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Mr. Cely - If you can't read the writing: Started with Preview, Read the text and Annotated, then Summarized and Contextualized.

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This is my example of preview: As I skimmed through the article these are the ideas that jumped out at me. I also was able to associate some of the examples with given for instance the last one about Jessica Bruce choosing to play softball and not having a strong idea of a career path. - Latsch

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Jody Review:  Debate over college education versus skilled work for our children/students

Outline:

·         Need college education, preferably, BS for good job

·         Students being encouraged to go to college versus skilled work training

·         Student tried college, quit, trade skill as iron worker

o   Making excellent money, benefits, good outlook of raises

o   Friends still in college – no salary, benefits

·         Due to parents/schools enc. College to students for prestige and increase school rankings

·         Negative connotations of vocational school

o   Poor, lower class attracted

·         College – wealthy/white

·         Debate regarding article:  reverse discrimination against college educated students

Contextualize:

Wealthier students/families want their children to follow in their footsteps and get formal education:  expectations, prestige among peers

Those not wealthy tend to get training on skilled work

Both of the above are really not helping our students.  Must educate them and allow them to make an educated decision

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Jody   College education versus skilled workers for our students. WHich and why

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Summary-Options are not given to students many times for their career paths. 2 year and 4 year degrees shouldn't be a status symbol but only necessary for the job you would like to acquire. Workforce development is not on target because students are not given opportunities to explore and not encouraged to pursue that pathway in the most economical manner....Kelli

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Seth Pruitt

Outline, Summarize and Analyze

The basic summary of the first article is that not all high paying jobs require a four year degree. This is the sentiment that Mike Rowe obviously shares through his actions of sharing the article, and can be apparent to anyone who has ever heard of Mike Rowe and his show "Dirty Jobs" which has run for many years. By analyzing both articles, and particularly Dawn's response, it shows a clear lack of actual understanding on Dawn's part. It seems to me like the title of the article was read, and she might have skimmed the article, but she didn't read the article completely. This resulted in her seeing the simple act of sharing the article as some sort of "attack" on her belief system. I went through the higher education system, and it can be rewarding but it is also flawed.

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Jim –

After reading Mike Rowe’s article, I used Outline, Summarize and Analyze to understand her argument and his response.

While Dawn has completely taken the side of 4 year degrees as the best option by stating crippling working conditions are not a viable option for most, Mike has laid out the facts that show how a 4 year degree’s cost is outpacing its ability to show a profit in certain cases.  At the same time Mike explains why the option of vocational education is both financially viable and a necessity in our society.

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Summary- Many students are encouraged to get a four year degree. Some high paying jobs don't require that level of investment in education. Students could be better informed of their options. - Kale

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Stacey--Contextualize  The author makes a point (bias) that four year colleges are not always the best choice due to debt, salary, stereotypes, rising costs of education and more

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Sharon - Preview. It's not necessary to go to a 4-year college in order to get a good job. By previewing I was able to formulate my thoughts and opinions

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You already have your own private building to cry in...

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strategy!

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Joellyn- I "annotated" about the "repetition" of the stance that a 4 year degree seems to be pushed on students. Many times throughout the article, the author gives quotes or cites reports that agree with their stance. It is very easy to get a feel for the feelings of the author on the subject from the repetition.

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Shannon annotated her name

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says Trevor

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Which is also faster than my salary

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John- Annotate.  I recorded a few thoughts as I went through it. Most of these were points that i had personal experience with.

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Chris M. - I chose to annotate the text because that has always been the best resource for me to connect with the reading and remember the key points.  It also helps me if I need to go back and get some information without reading the whole article again.  I happen to agree with Mike Rowe entirely and talk with my students often about opportunities in the workforce vs. the college track.

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Lori Anna M.-Repetition

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Allison- looked for patterns (statistics) and skipped them because I wanted to get to the heart of the text and not get bogged down in the numbers.

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Context: College tuition rates are rising faster than inflation

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Travis- Parents want the best for their kids, not a grunt job. But in essence the cost of students loans versus real life wages don't add up. I just need a cry closet!!!! I used preview the text.

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Contextualize - James  Bias seen on both sides. Easy to see point of view in one or two sentences

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Says Trevor

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Alison Making more money with a trade then with a bachelor's degree. Go career centers!

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Context: I don't make $50,000 a year

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Shan: I used Compare and Contrast and came to the conclusion that more money can be made faster with less education and debt.

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Conflict between formal education and skilled jobs

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Carolyn- preview parents push college if you do not go you will be a failure

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Jane: Preview--More education=More money???

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The third is my example of outline, summarize, analyze Julia

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Previewing a text allows me to quickly observe the bias of the writer, so I can know what to expect with regard to details they're going to share.  Annotation makes summarizing and outlining the general ideology presented much easier.  Couple major points: First, it's clear there is more than one good option for students to consider post graduating high school.  Second, the financial return for college appears questionable, but I don't think we're getting the full picture or relevant data here.  Lastly, it looks like hard work pays off either way; you're either going to sweat or choose not to suck at school while studying something that's employable.  -Brandon

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Keith -- I annotated the article and then attempted to Compare and Contrast the differences between the expectation of attending college versus a vocational path.

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Shannon: Preview ; -"No college, poor life." -Need for skilled workers - Parents wanting success for children -Perceptions negative

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Dawn - When I read the NPR article I did annotating and tried my hand at talking back to the text.  The last two sentences of the article were my favorite where the authors highlighted an interview with an apprentice ironworker who makes $60,000 and laughs at the misconception that those with traditional college degrees make more money.  It made me laugh out loud reading that because I thought of one of our students in District 6 who had ACT scores that were among the highest in her class and chose to attend RDA and earn her welding certificate so she could become an offshore welder.  She makes over $150,000 a year living off the coast of Texas loving her job.