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- 1. Go to Tech school Do a GAP program What could colleges do so it’s not more of the same learning as high school? Take online courses Get a job first, then school later Go to night school and work any day job Internships with businesses Volunteer for a non profit to gain experience Join Peace Corps Considered legitimate by employers? Reverse the process: have employer hires you FIRST, then let them send you BACK to school and pay for it in lieu of salary Get rid of the traditional school model, lecture/class- room. Better career counseling in high school: Have a mentor group (like SCORE for small busi- nesses) of older mentors Make college more real world-prepare you for job What if you are poor? Round-robin of observational visits to different businesses. Spend one month in your choice of business envion- ments pick up to 12 in 12 months live with a foreign family All high schoolers take an enforced year off to do community service What alter- natives do high school graduates have to figure out what they want to do with their lives if they don’t attend college? THE PROBLEM The obvious Why NOT college? Teach English abroad Out-of -the-box thoughts The search for meaningful work Non- traditional learning Form an Entrepreneur School Form Virtual schools made up of business leaders (like TED) why isn’t this cool? Image problem? Merge resources with a GAP program Have college graduates get a guarantee of employment or your money back College has an image problem right now Teach Design thinking in high school so stu- dents better equipped to solve problems Ask a stranger (or your dog) Learn meditation to work through problem Trading Places Pro- gram with another high schooler Go to survival camp Join the armed ser- vices and have them train you Form a Career camp: high schoolers go in summer Start thinking about career choices earlier. Pick a career at random and try it on for size for 6 months as an intern Advice: Your first job does not have to be your forever job! Join a sports team Go to two year community college Let your religious af- filiation play a role in mentoring you Virtual reality career game