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Until a job can be performed remotely, I don't see how it can be taught remotely, i.e. not hands on.

graham1776 11y ago
That is a great way to look at it. I am a real estate investor looking into the pros and cons of investing in the campuses of technical schools. They are everywhere. I think your sentiment is a great way to sort the healthy/longer lasting schools from the ones open to technology change. Fields like nursing, dental hygiene, server maintenance, etc will be more likely to succeed than paralegal, medical billing, etc. Some jobs are inherently (and always will be) onsite.
- intopieces 11y ago
  > I am a real estate investor looking into the pros and cons of investing in the campuses of technical schools. I don't know anything more than what you provided in this post, but it sounds like you're talking about for-profit education centers. These are generally looked down upon and are coming under heavy scrutiny by the U.S. goverment as of lat for their false advertisements and broken promises.
  - graham1776 11y ago
    Yes, for-profit education centers. I'd really like to look into this more...Do you have any sources I could read into regarding decline and/or stigma? I feel there is more of a stigma on the larger "vocational" schools like University of Phoenix that offer college-esqe experiences and soft skills vs. blue collar/technical schools that have clear job paths and hard skills after graduation. True? Or are they all stigmatized?
    - mediaman 11y ago
      I don't think they're stigmatized, I think we need more of them. I recruit employees at some of these 'hard' technical schools for things like CNC machinists.
jld 11y ago
Given the multitude of things you can learn to fix in your house using YouTube videos, (plumbing, electrical, appliances, finish work, etc) I think it's clear that you don't need an onsite instructor to learn trade work. It would obviously be tricky to learn plumbing without wrenches or pipes, but I don't think an onsite instructor is required.
- bennesvig 11y ago
  There's even an app called Fountain that lets you facetime with a plumber who then tells you what to buy/fix. I tried it when my bathtub faucet wouldn't shut off. It was surprisingly convenient.

That is a great way to look at it. I am a real estate investor looking into the pros and cons of investing in the campuses of technical schools. They are everywhere. I think your sentiment is a great way to sort the healthy/longer lasting schools from the ones open to technology change. Fields like nursing, dental hygiene, server maintenance, etc will be more likely to succeed than paralegal, medical billing, etc. Some jobs are inherently (and always will be) onsite.

intopieces 11y ago
> I am a real estate investor looking into the pros and cons of investing in the campuses of technical schools. I don't know anything more than what you provided in this post, but it sounds like you're talking about for-profit education centers. These are generally looked down upon and are coming under heavy scrutiny by the U.S. goverment as of lat for their false advertisements and broken promises.
- graham1776 11y ago
  Yes, for-profit education centers. I'd really like to look into this more...Do you have any sources I could read into regarding decline and/or stigma? I feel there is more of a stigma on the larger "vocational" schools like University of Phoenix that offer college-esqe experiences and soft skills vs. blue collar/technical schools that have clear job paths and hard skills after graduation. True? Or are they all stigmatized?
  - mediaman 11y ago
    I don't think they're stigmatized, I think we need more of them. I recruit employees at some of these 'hard' technical schools for things like CNC machinists.

jld 11y ago

Given the multitude of things you can learn to fix in your house using YouTube videos, (plumbing, electrical, appliances, finish work, etc) I think it's clear that you don't need an onsite instructor to learn trade work. It would obviously be tricky to learn plumbing without wrenches or pipes, but I don't think an onsite instructor is required.

bennesvig 11y ago
There's even an app called Fountain that lets you facetime with a plumber who then tells you what to buy/fix. I tried it when my bathtub faucet wouldn't shut off. It was surprisingly convenient.