What are collegiate schools and why are they popping up across Alberta?

A look inside a specialized school intended to give students direct pathways to post-secondary education and careers.

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[Peorhum]

The privatization of education... a downwards slope. In Ontario we call similar schools vocational schools, where high school students learn trades... school board ran.

[Sb-ffmm]

Yes I did my son went to collegiate here in Montreal in the 1996 great education

[niniimuka]

Some kids know exactly what they want to be. So why not have a school that streamlines their carrer

[Sam]

Most public high schools in Ontario have the word collegiate in them they are usually located in the suburbs. I went to one and I took all the Senior math and science courses and I went to University for Business. I never use the Senior math and science I learned in my day job.😂

[coryrichardson]

So..They're re-inventing what used to be called 'Vocational' schools. At least in my town. Ya know like back in high school you would take a trip 1 or 2 times a week to some building and get trained in a specific area like Big-Rig mechanics, welding or architectural drawing? Got you extra credits and a baseline for some sort of career you might endeavor to. Vocational schools disappeared years ago I never did look up exactly why so I"m a bit surprised they are a big thing now.

[AnimeEditz]

I used to go to this school, I would definitely recommend it to your children

[jugsteve]

Great, approaches that don't work in America coming north.

[magicalcapi]

Isn't the whole point of regular schools to provide base education for ALL FIELDS? I think as an EXTRA it can be positive a directed school, but as a replacement, for me, I feel it shows how pointless a lot of education became. It's not for knowledge, most of it will be forgotten anyways, it's for marks, papers, and to keep the kid busy while the parents work.
The education system worldwide is broken

[Atheist]

still don't teach about flat earth