"Everything changed when President Wilson signed the Smith-Hughes Act." That's according to Danney Goble's Learning to Earn: A History of Career and Technology Education in Oklahoma. And that's where this 12-page discussion guide begins. The Passage of the Smith-Hughes Act in 1917 changed the way America viewed vocational training, giving it newfound importance at the national level. And that, of course, included government funding.

Roughly a decade later the State Board for Vocational Education was formed, and the CareerTech system as we know it was off to a running start. This discussion guide walks you through CareerTech's major milestones since its inception, and as you read what was happening in the CareerTech world, a timeline helps you see what was going on in the rest of the world at that time.

Goble's publication is a quick read, but this historical document gives readers an even more concise view of the big picture. It's always easier to get where you're going if you know where you've been, and this tool offers teachers, students, administrators, employees, and anyone interested in Career and Technology Education an appreciation of just how far we've come on the way to our national success as a vocational system.

"Major Milestones of Career and Technology Education in Oklahoma" was developed to accompany the book Learning to Earn: A History of Career and Technology Education in Oklahoma. Visit our Learning To Earn website to learn more about this history of CareerTech education. To order a copy of Learning to Earn, call us toll-free at 800-654-4502 or visit our online catalog.

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