tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post4352881722625780183..comments2024-01-04T05:57:26.735-06:00Comments on Education Policy Blog: Hosted by the Forum on the Future of Public Education: The Job Mismatch MythCraig A. Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18160288758906798678noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-37744600375813081202011-03-06T10:46:28.587-06:002011-03-06T10:46:28.587-06:00President Obama did devote a substantial portion o...President Obama did devote a substantial portion of SOU to education, but it is very clear from the rest of the speech that he wants to reinvigorate America by investing in innovation, education, and infrastructure, together with regulatory reform and debt reduction. President Obama obviously values education highly, as highly or even more highly than his predecessors, but only a hopelessly schematized reading of what says could conclude that he believes that we can educate our way to prosperity while standing still in other areas.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819037382464587673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-33143418881579230882011-03-04T09:36:11.732-06:002011-03-04T09:36:11.732-06:00@art...go back and read the president's state ...@art...go back and read the president's state of the union address...read the portion on education specifically...you'll find plenty of assertions that education is THE key to economic "success." As for the rest of your comment...i have no idea what you are talking about.philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461587137265412721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-84462289147653892392011-03-04T09:28:09.288-06:002011-03-04T09:28:09.288-06:00I see no evidence that the administration believes...I see no evidence that the administration believes that education is the single and sole solution to economic problems or that education by itself creates jobs. Still, I think economists pretty much agree that the quality of a society's educational system contributes substantially to its level of prosperity.<br /><br />The administration claims that "Since the beginning of the 20th century, average per capita<br />income in the United States has grown more than sevenfold, and science and technology account for more than half of this growth...". If this is true it certainly makes good sense both economically and socially for a society to invest in educating its citizens in science in technology. Americans like to eat out, drive their cars, and shop for bargains, so of course there are and will continue to be lots of jobs in retail and service industries.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819037382464587673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-37335484418066791972011-03-04T09:26:37.742-06:002011-03-04T09:26:37.742-06:00Obama is simply lying, like all of the neoliberals...Obama is simply lying, like all of the neoliberals who are embracing destructive education "reform." This is a concerted attempt to undermine public education in this country as a matter of a political philosophy; this is a worldwide trend, by the way. The reason is because there aren't enough high-paying jobs to go around, and these "reformers" actually want to limit opportunities for higher education for the vast majority of people. What I mean by "higher education" is ANY education beyond middle school. And because there is little need for an educated workforce, there is little need for professional teachers as it is seen as a waste of money by reformers. The vast majority of teachers can have an eighth-grade education and read from scripts, just as it is done in many third world countries.<br /><br />Lois Weiner, an education professor, talks about this at length in her various writings and speeches. This assault against public education is global, and entities like the World Bank are pushing it as part of its neoliberal agenda.OTE adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259422705314063194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21843852.post-62017711434602989852011-03-04T08:02:02.797-06:002011-03-04T08:02:02.797-06:00Tks Aaron...i've been harping on this for a fe...Tks Aaron...i've been harping on this for a few years...Anyone interested in where the jobs are should take a peek at the BLS job projections...the most fascinating part of the table is amount of education required...http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_104.htmphiliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461587137265412721noreply@blogger.com