This paper argues that career education should blend "vocational education,""general education," and "college preparatory education" into a new curricular design. Career education should not be thought of as "vocational technical education," nor should career education be looked upon unfavorably, as it sometimes is. Some of the problems of speech communication and career education are discussed. Robert Pirsig's novel "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is examined in terms of career education and speech communication, and it is concluded that students and teachers must start taking advantage of the unlimited opportunity career education offers. (TS)