Article: What we can learn from Germany about vocational education--

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-P1216-0021, Leipzig, Universität, Physik-Praktikum (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Geophysik-Praktikum (Photo credit: only_point_five)

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-Z0714-016, Eibenstock, Auszubildender zum Forstarbeiter (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/112762-what-germany-can-teach-the-u-dot-s-dot-about-vocational-education

As South Carolina -- and other areas with large German companies -- can attest, we can learn a lot from the German system for vocational training.

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"Gegen den Rest" by "Karpatenhund"

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Draussen vor der Tür -- Outside in front of the door -- about the singer's relationship with his father who just passed away.

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Cool song, great message -- 2cool4school?

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http://www.euvsco2.org/

Compare/Contrast with US situation?

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As always, ZDFtivi / LOGO offers great resources to get Comprehensible Input about this in German: http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/artikel/40691/index.html

What words do you need to know to understand this?

By "roots":
1) droh = threaten
die Bedrohung, -en
droht mit
droht damit, (etwas zu machen)

2) herrsch = rule

3) greif = grip, grab

4) versuch = try


[still incomplete - publishing since it's still in the middle of the night and I get forgetful!]