This chapter made me appreciate my high school. I definitely feel that all levels of learners can benefit from "real life" experience. On one end of the spectrum, students who are "definitely headed for college" benefit from this type of activity in terms of choosing a major and figuring out which schools to apply to, etc, while on the opposite end of the spectrum, activities like this help kids who are aimed at either the work-force or technical schools actually practice their soon-to-be careers.
Schools that provide this type of working environment also gain a lot of respect from the students. I know that in my school, we were one of the only schools in the area that offered a VOC program, and one that was well respected at that, so our school was often the envy of many in our area. This makes students try harder and have a certain pride in what they do; especially for students who know that this may be their final step ion schooling.
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