The Intelligencer posted an article about Technical High Schools, traditionally called Vo-Tech’s, in Bucks County and how they have undergone a transformation over the past decade changing the face of traditional High School Education. The article highlights some of the benefits of Middle Bucks and it’s surrounding Technical Schools. I am featured in the article as teaching the new program for the 2014-15 school year, titled Administrative Sciences and Business Technology. I state that students will first learn modern business applications and practices before applying what’s learned in the institute’s school store. By the end of the three-year program, students will have learned principles of accounting, management, marketing and analysis and be prepared for traditionally white-collar careers. I am also quoted as saying “There’s a lot of new technology coming out, and we want to prepare these students for what’s in the real world” and “There’s a huge need for accountants and entrepreneurs out there,” Guinan said. “We want to prepare our students for success in the higher priority occupations.”
Read the full article here: http://www.theintell.com/news/local/vo-tech-evolution-a-sign-of-changing-times/article_c854c46e-3b49-54e8-ab75-b1efc79be4d1.html
