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Originally Posted by nns
I don't think it's such a shame as HKS PWR says it is. When I was at BCIT, I had to do calculations which involved long division and decimals. It was something I hadn't touched on since early highschool. Struggled in the beginning, but Google taught me as well as some of my clasmates and I made it through.
Trades is huuuuuge. I think some of you have the misconception that it's some last resort for all the retards or something. Far from the truth.
Being illterate, now that's a shame.
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As a tradesman who's gone through the apprenticeship process, I think a high school diploma should be a prerequisite in trades. The level of reading comprehension and the amount of math is very high, and a lot of apprentices have struggled because of it (from the people I've encounter). The funny thing is, the thing I hear most from those struggling was "I got into trades to avoid math"!