[Milsurplus] surplus equipment & end of life decisions

[Bruce Gentry]

On 11/5/12 2:48 PM, Bruce Gentry wrote:
> On 11/5/12 1:14 PM, Robert Newberry wrote:
>>
>> I know for me in high school, guidance consulars would drop you like 
>> a hot potato once they found out you weren't going to college....
>>
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> That also  happened to me. In addition, many classes were "staged" , 
> where the assignments and material in the same class were tailored to 
> the intentions of the student, and asking for the highest level was 
> discouraged. All this may be beginning to change in real life, there 
> are efforts to restore respect for vocational education.  In fiction, 
> a favorite TV show set in a high school in Lima, Ohio (NO, Fair Radio 
> has not been mentioned in an episode!)  has a guidance counseler who 
> does not always encourage collage. Following the true duties of that 
> position, she helps the students persue their goals in the most 
> effective way possible.  Also following the general theme of the show, 
> the most technically curious and inventive characters are usually 
> girls. One striking thing about the show is that it is watched almost 
> entirely by people 15-25 and 50+ years of age.
>
>     Bruce       KA2IVY