The only meaningful school reform will address the reality that not every child wants to be a brain surgeon: public school instruction should be adapted to the needs of two very different types of student: the academic-oriented and the nonacademic-oriented.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39013.asp Homework, Soccer, and Meaningful Reform

Vocational training is needed in our school. Smart school districts are providing vocation training for our high school students so that they are equipped to get a job when they graduate from high school.