Posted on 03/11/2015 1:37:43 PM PDT by shove_it
BEGIN TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: I haven't commented on what happened at the University of Oklahoma and that fraternity that has been banned and closed down on campus, the racist rants and so forth. You know, it's fascinating. There's another story that I think is relevant to this in its own way, and it's going to be my job to link them. A story from Fortune magazine, here's the headline: "American Millennials Are Among the World's Least Skilled."
Let me read opening paragraph. "We hear about the superior tech savvy of people born after 1980 so often that we tend to assume it must be true." And how many people do? I think this is true. A lot of people think that the Millennials, because they understand tech, are light years ahead of where we were when we were their age. They're bright and they're smart and they're fast and they're quick.
What's happened here is that researchers at Princeton-based Educational Testing Service thought that would be the case "when they administered a test called the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Sponsored by the OECD, the test was designed to measure the job skills of adults, aged 16 to 65, in 23 countries. When the results were analyzed by age group and nationality, ETS got a shock. It turns out, says a new report, that Millennials in the US fall short when it comes to the skills employers want most: literacy (including the ability to follow simple instructions), practical math, and -- hold on to your hat -- a category called 'problem-solving in technology-rich environments.'
"Not only do Gen Y Americans lag far behind their overseas peers by every measure, but they even score lower than other age groups of Americans. Take literacy, for instance. American Millennials scored lower than their counterparts in every country that participated except Spain and Italy. (Japan is No. 1.) In numeracy, meaning the ability to apply basic math to everyday situations, Gen Yers in the US ranked dead last.
"Okay, but what about making smart use of technology, where Millennials are said to shine? Again, America scored at the bottom of the heap, in a four-way tie for last place with the Slovak Republic, Ireland, and Poland. Even the best-educated Millennials stateside couldn’t compete with their counterparts in Japan, Finland, South Korea, Belgium, Sweden, or elsewhere." (interruption) Well, no, they probably are setting up home servers. That's the point. The broadcast engineer snidely said to me, "Guess they won't be setting up any home servers." No, they probably are.
At any rate: "With a master’s degree, for example, Americans scored higher in numeracy than peers in just three countries: Ireland, Poland, and Spain. Altogether, the top US Gen Yers, in the 90th percentile, 'scored lower than their counterparts in 15 countries.'" The ETS researcher who worked on the study said, "We really thought [US] Millennials would do better than the general adult population, either compared to older coworkers in the US or to the same age group in other countries. But they didn’t. In fact, their scores were abysmal."
Now, what does this mean for US employers hiring people born since 1980? "Goodman notes that hiring managers shouldn’t overestimate the practical value of a four-year degree." 'Cause all these people are going to college and they don't have anything to show for it. "US Millennials with college credentials did score higher on the PIAAC than Americans with only a high school diploma," but not measurably.
"'But a degree may not be enough,' Goodman says, to prove that someone is adept with basic English, can do what she calls 'workaday math,' or has the ability to use technology in a job." And what are people spending for this, 200 grand? Your average student loan debt bill now is 200 grand to come out of there and not be able to do day to day math?
So you say, "Well, how does this relate to what happened in Oklahoma?" Well, one other story. "A threat of violence prompted the University of California, Irvine to cancel a Tuesday meeting that was set to discuss a ban on flags -- including the US flag -- in student government offices.
"Campus officials on Tuesday received 'a viable threat of violence associated with the recent controversy,' and while the threat wasn't specific it was being taken seriously and campus police had increased security and were asking students to report suspicious activities, according to a UC Irvine statement. ... The debate erupted on the Southern California campus with nearly 30,000 students when someone removed a U.S. flag that hung on a wall in a common area of the student government suite. Six undergraduate members of the Associated Students legislative council then passed a ban on posting flags of any nation in the office lobby last week. A higher student panel vetoed it two days later amid condemnation from some veterans."
Anyway, some people didn't like the fact the American flag was being displayed on campus. They took it down, and they wanted to replace it. So the solution, conflict resolution 101, the solution is no flag so that nobody will be offended. No flag will be portrayed. No flag will be on display at UC Irvin 'cause we don't want to offend anyone. Okay, so we've got this. We've got American Millennials among the world's least skilled in basic day-to-day vocational activity, and we've got these frat boys at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist song that uses the N-word hanging from a tree, thrown out of school and the fraternity cut down.
What, if anything, is common here? Would it surprise you to learn that on MSNBC this morning rap music was blamed for what happened at the University of Oklahoma? Not Republicans, not conservatives, but a rapper. The name escapes me at the moment, but a specific rapper and his lyrics. And the point was made, "Hey, look, these kids are just a product of their culture. They hear that word. They turn on the radio, they hear the N-word, they hear ho, they hear bitch, it's common, it's every day, and the people using the words are big stars, and they're making gazillions of dollars, and they're running around dating the Kardashians, and they're staying in Las Vegas."
Link to Morning Joe video: Now, what does this mean for US employers hiring people born since 1980? "Goodman notes that hiring managers shouldn’t overestimate the practical value of a four-year degree." 'Cause all these people are going to college and they don't have anything to show for it. "US Millennials with college credentials did score higher on the PIAAC than Americans with only a high school diploma," but not measurably.
"'But a degree may not be enough,' Goodman says, to prove that someone is adept with basic English, can do what she calls 'workaday math,' or has the ability to use technology in a job." And what are people spending for this, 200 grand? Your average student loan debt bill now is 200 grand to come out of there and not be able to do day to day math?
So you say, "Well, how does this relate to what happened in Oklahoma?" Well, one other story. "A threat of violence prompted the University of California, Irvine to cancel a Tuesday meeting that was set to discuss a ban on flags -- including the US flag -- in student government offices.
"Campus officials on Tuesday received 'a viable threat of violence associated with the recent controversy,' and while the threat wasn't specific it was being taken seriously and campus police had increased security and were asking students to report suspicious activities, according to a UC Irvine statement. ... The debate erupted on the Southern California campus with nearly 30,000 students when someone removed a U.S. flag that hung on a wall in a common area of the student government suite. Six undergraduate members of the Associated Students legislative council then passed a ban on posting flags of any nation in the office lobby last week. A higher student panel vetoed it two days later amid condemnation from some veterans."
Anyway, some people didn't like the fact the American flag was being displayed on campus. They took it down, and they wanted to replace it. So the solution, conflict resolution 101, the solution is no flag so that nobody will be offended. No flag will be portrayed. No flag will be on display at UC Irvin 'cause we don't want to offend anyone. Okay, so we've got this. We've got American Millennials among the world's least skilled in basic day-to-day vocational activity, and we've got these frat boys at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist song that uses the N-word hanging from a tree, thrown out of school and the fraternity cut down.
What, if anything, is common here? Would it surprise you to learn that on MSNBC this morning rap music was blamed for what happened at the University of Oklahoma? Not Republicans, not conservatives, but a rapper. The name escapes me at the moment, but a specific rapper and his lyrics. And the point was made, "Hey, look, these kids are just a product of their culture. They hear that word. They turn on the radio, they hear the N-word, they hear ho, they hear bitch, it's common, it's every day, and the people using the words are big stars, and they're making gazillions of dollars, and they're running around dating the Kardashians, and they're staying in Las Vegas."
Link to Morning Joe video: Now, what does this mean for US employers hiring people born since 1980? "Goodman notes that hiring managers shouldn’t overestimate the practical value of a four-year degree." 'Cause all these people are going to college and they don't have anything to show for it. "US Millennials with college credentials did score higher on the PIAAC than Americans with only a high school diploma," but not measurably.
"'But a degree may not be enough,' Goodman says, to prove that someone is adept with basic English, can do what she calls 'workaday math,' or has the ability to use technology in a job." And what are people spending for this, 200 grand? Your average student loan debt bill now is 200 grand to come out of there and not be able to do day to day math?
So you say, "Well, how does this relate to what happened in Oklahoma?" Well, one other story. "A threat of violence prompted the University of California, Irvine to cancel a Tuesday meeting that was set to discuss a ban on flags -- including the US flag -- in student government offices.
"Campus officials on Tuesday received 'a viable threat of violence associated with the recent controversy,' and while the threat wasn't specific it was being taken seriously and campus police had increased security and were asking students to report suspicious activities, according to a UC Irvine statement. ... The debate erupted on the Southern California campus with nearly 30,000 students when someone removed a U.S. flag that hung on a wall in a common area of the student government suite. Six undergraduate members of the Associated Students legislative council then passed a ban on posting flags of any nation in the office lobby last week. A higher student panel vetoed it two days later amid condemnation from some veterans."
Anyway, some people didn't like the fact the American flag was being displayed on campus. They took it down, and they wanted to replace it. So the solution, conflict resolution 101, the solution is no flag so that nobody will be offended. No flag will be portrayed. No flag will be on display at UC Irvin 'cause we don't want to offend anyone. Okay, so we've got this. We've got American Millennials among the world's least skilled in basic day-to-day vocational activity, and we've got these frat boys at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist song that uses the N-word hanging from a tree, thrown out of school and the fraternity cut down.
What, if anything, is common here? Would it surprise you to learn that on MSNBC this morning rap music was blamed for what happened at the University of Oklahoma? Not Republicans, not conservatives, but a rapper. The name escapes me at the moment, but a specific rapper and his lyrics. And the point was made, "Hey, look, these kids are just a product of their culture. They hear that word. They turn on the radio, they hear the N-word, they hear ho, they hear bitch, it's common, it's every day, and the people using the words are big stars, and they're making gazillions of dollars, and they're running around dating the Kardashians, and they're staying in Las Vegas."
I mean, they're living the life all these young kids want to live, and how are they getting there? By doing all this stuff. Even on MSNBC it was theorized we just had a bunch of copycats, not racists. I am not kidding you. And you know who advanced this theory? Mika Brzezinski. It's uncanny. Mika Brzezinski advanced this theory. I didn't watch it 'cause I have instituted a personal ban on MSNBC. Okay, so let's take that, UC Irvine. We're talking Millennials here, in every story we're talking Millennials. This story from Fortune magazine about the Educational Testing Service at Princeton that found American Millennials among the world's least skilled. We really shouldn't be surprised by this, I don't think.
Anybody paying any kind of attention over the last 25 or 30 years of hard-left control of public elementary and secondary education, as well as the pop culture, couldn't and shouldn't possibly be shocked by this. This generation, these Millennials, I mean, look at 'em. How many still live at home? They, by virtue of this story in Fortune, they're not equipped to function day to day in the workaday world. But where they've been educated in their schools, starting at kindergarten all the way through high school and college no doubt, things that are useful in life are not taught, like the ability to follow simple instructions.
No, instead, what are their heads being filled with? Useless, crazy aspects of the leftist agenda. They know everything about climate change. They know everything about the polar bears dying. They know everything about electric power and electric cars and who's making 'em. All of this useless stuff. They have been taught about white rage. They have been guilted into being white. They have been guilted into believing that if they're white they're automatically committing criminal activity and sin just by virtue of being white. We've had the audio sound bites of students on this program. We've read their quotes where this is what they're taught.
And then they've been taught that everything should be equal and it ought to be equal and it can be equal and everybody can be the same and there's never any discrimination, there shouldn't be any discrimination, all of this. They've been taught this phony baloney, plastic banana, good-time rock 'n' roll utopia. They've been told it's attainable. They've been told they can achieve it, and they've been told who's responsible for it not happening.
BREAK TRANSCRIPT
RUSH: My point is, you have Millennials testing out as incompetent; you got what happening at UC Irvine. "No flag! The American flag is oppressive," and all that. "We can't have any flag," and then we've got this thing in Oklahoma. All of it could be chalked up to environmental reasons, not inherent racism. But instead what people have been taught or not taught, and what they're consuming as entertainment. Every rap star in the world that uses the N-word and talks about women as hos and bitches, for all intents and purposes.
Does not shock me. Texting jargon is destroying the language.
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The whole cell/smart phone obsession is ruining the culture. Six years ago when I was looking for a spouse I pretty much ruled out anyone my age because they were mostly interested in their phones and their game consoles.
I wanted someone who was primarily interested in ME.
I married a man who’s a different age than me, too...he’s three years younger, lol.
But neither of us have any interest in smart phones. We have the internet here at home, and we see no reason to take it with us every where we go. I don’t want to be oblivious to the real world going on around me, and I don’t want to be blocking others’ paths because I have to stand there, texting.
What do millennials know?
Very little.
They have been mis-educated and dis-educated to become Democrat voters.
I don't mean that as a joke. It's true. To be a Dem voter, you have to be unable to perform and understand basic arithmetic.
It's the only way that the political Left can sell their garbage ideas to voters. If voters understand math, they will never vote Democrat.
“To be a Dem voter, you have to be unable to perform and understand basic arithmetic.”
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Sigh !
Two of my kids are Dems...and math comes easy to them.
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That does surprise me; but there are always exceptions to every rule.
If you care to respond; what do you suppose attracts them to Dem politics, since they should be able to understand that all Dem promises are mathematically impossible?
“If you care to respond; what do you suppose attracts them to Dem politics,”
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Beats me...other than being brought up in a bastion of liberalism. My other three are more conservative.
FWIW the libs are female,the others male. :-)
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