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In March 2022, WBUR’s  visited ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, the oldest and first trade school, to explore why millions of Americans are leaving their office jobs for a life in craft. The story was also featured on . Listen to the full segment above.

While here, reporter Simón Ríos interviewed Carpentry student Danielle Chagnon CA ’22, who left education after being a math teacher for 15 years, and Piano Technology student Michael Carlin PT ’22, who left his stressful job as an immigration lawyer, despite winning a landmark case in the Supreme Court a few years ago.

They also spoke to our President, Sarah Turner—who’s been repositioning “the Great Resignation” as “the Great Redirection”—and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Advisor, Kevin McCaskill, who leads vocational programs for Boston Public Schools.