I'm a college educated, well off person and most of my social circle is as well and they are very much on this train. My question is always, "What do you want y

I'm a college educated, well off person and most of my social circle is as well and they are very much on this train. My question is always, "What do you want your child to do?" It's very easy to send other people's kids to trade trade schools. I come from a family that immigrated and worked in trades (cooking, baking, manufacturing, etc.) and I'd like to think I have a great deal of respect for those professions. But the pay is often poor and the work is hard and risky. A radical rethink of how we treat skilled labor and the long term well-being of the people who do it is required before I actively encourage anyone who's not already expressing interest to go into a trade.