I took a welding and machine shop in school and made a career our of the skill I learned in that time they took all the shop classes out of my school and put in computer classes now as a shop owner I can not find skilled workers and I keep running into people with degrees that cant find a job. BTW I am no fan of Glenn beck but this video is spot on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_BDOIps9MM