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Originally Posted by satv365
I thought this was interesting since I am of the belief that this will lead to some parents concluding that education should be more about specialization instead of knowing advanced levels in every subject.
Let a child specialize in Math, Science, History or whatever. It would only help them more to get a job in a chosen field and they would probably be better prepared for say, Computer Geekiness jobs if they studied more math, or a lawyer who studied history and law for instance.
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When I was in High School, computers were huge mysterious machines locked away is some government building or college research department. PC was just 2 letters in the alphabet.
I took electronics because I planned on going into some electronic field.
I wound up in the computer field following my discharge from the service, in 1974, purely by chance. I worked on aircraft navigation equipment in the Air Force and aside from the fact that they both use electricity, navigation equipment and computers have very little in common.
Point is, There was no real preparation in high school for what I wound up doing. The computer industry has blossomed so fast it's hard to keep up with it.
Now a days with outsourcing and the move from manufacturing to service orientated jobs, how can one plan for future employment?
I doubt if half of the high school students have a clue as to what they want to do in the future, and if they do, there's no guarantee that field of work will be available when they enter the workforce.
There are thousands of Liberal Arts majors managing fast food restaurants.
Not everyone can be a Doctor or an Attorney.