CD may be useful/interesting to those who qualify

[Daddymem]

http://www.homesofourown.org/

"Building Homes of Our Own is an interactive teaching tool for the middle and high school classrooms. The simulation presents a macro view of the entire home building process from site selection to final sale. Students collect information, solve problems and make choices as they build a 3D home against a budget, then review credit applications and sell to the buyer of their choice.

The new program is part of the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) ongoing educational outreach initiative, in partnership with the National Housing Endowment, Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and Freddie Mac."

Hint if you don't qualify:  See if your local library will obtain a copy-

*Educators serving schools with enrollments of 100 students or more. To serve schools with enrollments of less than 100, Building Homes of Our Own is also free to public libraries upon request.

[glenn kangiser]

Good info, Daddymem.  I think schools should do more of the vocational teaching in high school or lower.  I took vocational classes and it really helped - I was working on paying jobs before getting out of high school.

It can really help whether you go on to college or not as nearly any of the skills learned in vocational training are transferable to other jobs or processes.