Why people don't buy craftsman anymore

I've been through the vocational process three times.

1985/86 junior and senior year in hs. Got me out of 2 years of math and 1 year of English, plus I got to work on cars for 3 hours a day.

1991/92 for building maintenance. I was already in the field but thought a certificate might get me into a management position.

1993-95 for electronics and IT. Had been self-educating for a couple years and all three instructors said I could have taught the class.

Interestingly, one of my clients was a vocational school and I got to sit in on several network and application planning meetings.
I always introduced myself as being a product of vocational education.
Unfortunately I also witnessed several attempts at undoing the vocational program and/or crippling it by the local college and their connections within the school district that wanted to require any programs to have a 'tie in" with college courses.

It was difficult for me not to stand up and scream "NO, you are completely missing the point of vocational education"....and "you have a doctorate in education, why don't you understand this?"