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In reply to the discussion: Well, it has finally been verified... [View all]plimsoll
(1,670 posts)33. When the US exported the VLSI manufacturing
Most engineers went to other fields. You dont spend that much effort learning the skills needed for a job that wont exist. Sure education keeps getting gutted, but this wasnt planned, its endless prioritizing of short term profits over long term strategy. The wealthy power brokers dont really mind education, they just dont want to pay for it. Twelve year old kids arent going to pursue a difficult education when the kid next door makes more money than its parents on its YouTube channel. Entirely predictable 30 years ago. Im just surprised were surprised.
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I spent my career in education, and sitting through hearings for the State Board of Education
Lonestarblue
Dec 2022
#34
I'm not quite sure that "Morning Joe" is an authority of the ability of American engineering...
NNadir
Dec 2022
#9
Good point, however, there is a large segment of our population that is very poorly educated
dlk
Dec 2022
#11
Speaking of not knowing what we don't know, I would suspect that "Morning Joe" doesn't know...
NNadir
Dec 2022
#26
At wet bulb temperatures of 35C, temperatures which are now appearing all over the world...
NNadir
Dec 2022
#30
Chips are "raw materials" needed for cars, refrigerators, and many items the USA exports
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2022
#15
Latin is not required for rigor in education. It is much more useful for health care professionals
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2022
#24
Latin will do the job, but French and German and Chinese have their own rigor
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2022
#43
There was an excellent segment on 1A radio yesterday about the poor training of the US work force
erronis
Dec 2022
#20
This is the object of charter schools which suck up money from public schools
Stargazer99
Dec 2022
#21
The late George Carlin was right on the money with this regarding education
nightwing1240
Dec 2022
#22
Really good shows on YouTube about the chip industry and how ASML in the Netherlands builds the
Pepsidog
Dec 2022
#25
"no serious attempt"? You just dissed millions of American teachers. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2022
#47
Reminds me of the first time I discovered high school grads couldn't do long division.
jaxexpat
Dec 2022
#38
I think you'll have to explain your point, at least to me. Others probably get it, I don't. . . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Dec 2022
#51
I took two years of Latin in high school .. then two years of French (1962-66)
Bo Zarts
Dec 2022
#46
Definitely a dumbed down population will vote reactionary if frightened, but...
GreenWave
Dec 2022
#59