Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, some are craftsmen, some take a little time out to travel, and some start their own businesses. But our graduates find and work at what they want to do.
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Interpretation
Greenberg emphasizes post-graduation outcomes defined by individual choice rather than a single prescribed pathway. By listing diverse trajectories—trade training, arts, craftsmanship, travel, entrepreneurship—he frames success as plural and self-directed. The culminating claim that graduates “find and work at what they want to do” suggests an educational philosophy oriented toward autonomy, practical self-knowledge, and intrinsic motivation, implying that the institution’s role is to help students discover interests and develop the confidence to pursue them. The quote also implicitly challenges narrow metrics of achievement (e.g., elite college placement) by valuing vocational and creative work on equal footing with further formal training.




