Posted on 12/09/2011 8:43:24 PM PST by neverdem
A good part of the US population has simply dropped out. I know firms that simply can not find enough young people who can read, don’t do drugs, are willing to learn something new, and will show up on time. Its surprising the amount of people who can’t manage even that.
People who can read a teleprompter. Can't have too many of 'em.
Good article, forwarded to a couple of community college administrators I know. This is the message they need to hear - that there is a need for post-secondary education options that span the range from technical through traditional universities, and community colleges which offer vocational and transfer programs at a very affordable cost need to take a much bigger role.
Thanks for posting. Being from Ohio originally I find this very interesting.
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Joel does not know what in the hell he is talking about. Same old crap someone posted here a week back about a company in Texas that could not find cdl drivers, he wanted to pay them 1980 labor rates. He used a company in Ohio as an example, does he have any idea how many companies in Ohio have gone broke the last few years, hell there are thousands of home vacant in Cleveland.
But Obama said the kids should get a free college education on the taxpayers’ dime, and then go to work for the government. How could he be wrong on this? (sarc)
Here’s a thought for Karen Wright:
Put out Help Wanted ads for retired people who are suffering under The Messiah’s economy. Offer them jobs AS PRIVATE CONTRACTORS. They only need to work 4 hours per day but receive a generous hourly wage; they receive NO BENEFITS since they are private contractors. Give them classes to upgrade their skills; they will be quick learners, then turn them loose on the job with bonuses available if they exceed their quota.
You’ll be amazed at how much productivity results.
Advertise to military members that are separating from the service.
When you have to work to eat is when that will change.
The reason that community colleges are "affordable" is because they are very heavily subsidized by the state governments. For example, in Virginia, our community college system depends on state government funds far more heavily than public four-year colleges and universities.
That's exactly how American workers earn higher wages than their counterparts in less-developed states: with the proper know-how, they produce more value per worker.
For decades, Americans have been told that the future lies in high-end services, such as law, and “creative” professions, such as software-writing and systems design. This has led many pundits to think that the only real way to improve opportunities for the country’s middle class is to increase its access to higher education.
There is plenty of value in knowing how to properly design, implement, operate, and secure networked computer systems, both software and hardware.
“A new hire in this position must have knowledge of programming, metallurgy, cutting-tool technology, geometry, drafting, and engineering. Today’s factory worker is less Joe Six-Pack and more Renaissance man.”
Yeah, good luck with that. If you need more than a handful of those, then your business plan is skewed.
“Joel does not know what in the hell he is talking about.”
Yes he does.
I live it.
The easiest way to make $75,000 a year as an Ohio resident is to become a public school teacher. I wish I was kidding.
start at the middle school and high school level bring back the shop classes
CDL? Check into North Dakota. Most places up here are paying upwards of $25 an hour. Sure, housing is expensive and scarce, but the money is here. Most oilfield service jobs are making good money up here because labor is in short supply. I talked with a young man today who was working part time as a greeter at WalMart ($16/hr) while going to college.
There are advantages all around.
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