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These are two interesting articles about vocational courses in the schools and its benefits
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/business/vocational-schools-face-deep-cuts-in-federal-funding.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2113794,00.html

Great article Kara. It was very interesting to read about this program. It sounds amazing. I think early education is very important and, although I was never really passionate about teaching kids of that age range, I always appreciated and looked up to those who do. It is a tough job teaching in early education because the children of that age are so vulnerable. This program has really thought of it all. I espaecially like that it counsels the parents and educate them for the sake of their children. Many schools and educational programs neglect to involve parents with the exception of the PTA(which really just addresses issues of the school, not individual students' needs). It gives the parents and the children of poor background opportunities that they would not otherwise have. This isn't just a recent epidemic. This cycle of the poor, being raised in the poor, getting a poor education, eventually dropping out, and having children that go through the same thing has been a cycle for years upon years. This program is hope and should implemented in many poverty stricken environments.