Back in high school I took a vocational aptitude test which, for the uninitiated, uses a series of multiple-choice questions that seek to match one’s personal preferences with those working in selected fields of endeavor.
After getting my results, I was reminded of a Candid Camera skit years ago featuring various unsuspecting students from an urban high school being shown the results of this same test.
Hilarity ensued as the hidden camera gleefully captured the shock and dismay on the faces of these young, expectant students as each was told the occupation for which he or she was best suited was a “shepherd.” Their stunned looks were priceless.
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