I've always found the idea of vocational schools for the less-gifted pupils a ridiculous one. The idea itself is not as ridiculous as the implementation. How can you justify excluding academics or academicians completely?

This has been a major topic for debate in policy circles in the UK in recent times.
A student will only be befitted in the long-run if he has some knowledge of mathematics and liberal arts.

I strongly feel that students in vocational schools should be encouraged to take up other subjects as optional papers, so as to widen their horizons.