Mike Rowe is a classically-trained operatic bass singer. He also knows the value of working with his hands.
Mike Rowe is a great American.
He oughta love this.
...The College of St. Joseph the Worker is built on a simple idea that modern higher education has largely forgotten: the man who knows St. Augustine and the man who knows how to frame a house need not be two different men.
Students pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Catholic Studies while training in a skilled trade such as carpentry, HVAC, plumbing, or electrical work. Their education moves between the classroom and the job site, where they earn wages, gain practical experience, and learn the habits of craftsmanship alongside philosophy, theology, history, and the broader Catholic intellectual tradition.
The goal is not merely to produce graduates with both a degree and a trade. It is to recover a more complete Catholic understanding of education, one in which intellectual formation, useful work, family life, and the pursuit of holiness belong together. The College seeks to form men who can think clearly, work competently, provide for their families, and carry the Faith into the communities they help build....
Cdl. Newman's "Idea of a University" combined with how-to smarts.
Nothing about opera singing, but.........
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