The article “What’s Wrong with Vocational School?” by Charles Murray is a great article that highlights what ails the education system and the United States of America’s economy. Murray prods the readers to question why the vocational schools are not taken seriously in the United States of America. The American higher education system has been overrated to the extent that all parents would like their children to end up in the best colleges and universities even if their IQ does not allow them to excel in them. Murray is addressing parents and students and urging them to rethink their attitude towards vocational education in order to improve the society by joining them in groups. The essay is aimed at outlining and explaining the reasons why vocational schools is just as important as college and why it should be recommended as an option to the youths in the United States of America.
The main audience that Murray targets in the article consists of the parents, guardians and the …show more content…
While the author tries to maintain a balance when discussing the two different types of learning, most of the information discusses college instead of vocational training. The author talks about whey parents and guardians want their children to join college instead of vocational training. He also mentions the challenges that students face in college and the attitude that society has over college education (Murray 1). While this points are necessary in making his argument, talking about college education more than vocational training limits the information needed to convince the audience why they need to consider vocational training. More emphasis should have been placed on the opportunities and benefits of vocational training rather than showing how it is better than college