Re: "Over-educated and under-employed" - an explanation
| February 14, 2018 11:31AM |
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John Cole Wrote:
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> Having been an Auto Shop teacher for 25 years in
> LA Unified School district (second largest in the
> country) the number of auto shop and wood shop
> classes in the entire district of over 100+ high
> schools you can probably count on two hands, (I
> do not know of any metal shop classes in the
> district anymore). When I retired, they couldn't
> close the program fast enough because the people
> down at district headquarters don't seem to have a
> clue about the skills needed for our society to
> function.
>
> There is a complete disconnect between reality
> and their one size fits all education they shove
> down everyone's throat. If college is the answer
> to everything, then how come the U C system in
> Calif. can only handle 20% of the high school
> graduates, not to mention all of the kids that get
> frustrated and drop out. Not only that, the U C
> system doesn't want local (in state) kids, because
> out of state students pay 300% more tuition fees.
John West Wrote:
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> John, I totally agree with you. In our area of
> northern California we have a huge shortage of
> skilled workers. Lots of folks who want to pound
> keyboards for pennies, but few people who want
> to repair cars, build roofs, repair plumbing in re-
> turn for much higher wages. And I attribute a lot
> of that to an education system that creates the
> expectation that if kids go to college, any college,
> they can start at the top and work down.
John & John, et al -
I just read about a new book that hits this nail on its head — 'The Case Against Education:
Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money' by Bryan Caplan. Check it out!!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2018 11:37AM by Johnson Barr.
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> Having been an Auto Shop teacher for 25 years in
> LA Unified School district (second largest in the
> country) the number of auto shop and wood shop
> classes in the entire district of over 100+ high
> schools you can probably count on two hands, (I
> do not know of any metal shop classes in the
> district anymore). When I retired, they couldn't
> close the program fast enough because the people
> down at district headquarters don't seem to have a
> clue about the skills needed for our society to
> function.
>
> There is a complete disconnect between reality
> and their one size fits all education they shove
> down everyone's throat. If college is the answer
> to everything, then how come the U C system in
> Calif. can only handle 20% of the high school
> graduates, not to mention all of the kids that get
> frustrated and drop out. Not only that, the U C
> system doesn't want local (in state) kids, because
> out of state students pay 300% more tuition fees.
John West Wrote:
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> John, I totally agree with you. In our area of
> northern California we have a huge shortage of
> skilled workers. Lots of folks who want to pound
> keyboards for pennies, but few people who want
> to repair cars, build roofs, repair plumbing in re-
> turn for much higher wages. And I attribute a lot
> of that to an education system that creates the
> expectation that if kids go to college, any college,
> they can start at the top and work down.
John & John, et al -
I just read about a new book that hits this nail on its head — 'The Case Against Education:
Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money' by Bryan Caplan. Check it out!!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/14/2018 11:37AM by Johnson Barr.
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