I think something like this would be a huge improvement on the current system. I could also see 3 month alternations between school and work - so that the learn

I think something like this would be a huge improvement on the current system. I could also see 3 month alternations between school and work - so that the learning is more closely tied to the real world. (Even if many of the classes, e.g., philosophy, sociology, may not be directly applicable.)