I agree.  There were many kids in secondary school who would typically have the attitude of &quot;when am I ever going to use this when I get a job&quot; so they only half heartedly put any effort into school --more or less thinking they&#x27;d get jobs through friends, friends&#x27;&#x27; moms and dads, etc.<p>So, agreed, not everyone has the aptitude and need some vocational funnel.  The problem with a place like the US (but not in Japan or China or to a lesser Germany) is that people will begin to ask why so many kids of this or that group are overrepresented in a vocational tract --given that disposition may be determined early on to be effective.<p>Still worth a try.  And, to add, a system to help long-time workers transition into new jobs --through some kind of (un)employment insurance or mechanism with the same effect.