More Friedman on jobs

I like having students read Tom Friedman's editorials that discuss the job market, because he doesn't at all downplay the level of competition needed to succeed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/opinion/sunday/Friedman-You-Got-the-Skills.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp

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Here are some excerpts from this latest piece.

"We?re in the midst of a perfect storm: a Great Recession that has caused a sharp increase in unemployment and a Great Inflection ? a merger of the information technology revolution and globalization that is simultaneously wiping out many decent-wage, middle-skilled jobs, which were the foundation of our middle class, and replacing them with decent-wage, high-skilled jobs. Every decent-paying job today takes more skill and more education, but too many Americans aren?t ready."

"Eduardo Padr?n, the president of Miami Dade College, the acclaimed pioneer in education-for-work, put it this way: ?The skill shortage is real. Years ago, we started working with over 100 companies to meet their needs. Every program that we offer has an industry advisory committee that helps us with curriculum, mentorship, internships and scholarships. ... Spanish-speaking immigrants used to be able to come here and get a decent job doing repetitive tasks in an office or factory and earn enough to buy a home and car and put their kids through school and enjoy middle-class status. That is no longer possible. ... The big issue in America is not the fiscal deficit, but the deficit in understanding about education and the role it plays in the knowledge economy.?"

Source: http://ucsustainability.blogspot.com/2012/11/more-friedman-on-jobs.html

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