So you all would be cool if a teenager decides they would rather play xbox instead of going to school? You feel they should have the 'choice'? Some utopia you are dreaming of there...

And as for trade schools, most, if not all, require you to have graduated from high school so that you have the basics of math, language skills and science. Even in a 'trade', you need to be able to do basic math and understand how to effectively communicate.