We are now in the midst of another 21st battle, the battle to send more kids to college.
The government, colleges and many schools are bent on providing "sub-baccalaureate" education to our nation's kids. Nine Shift knows that 50% of our kids, eventually more, require a four year undergraduate degree to become knowledge workers and support the rest of the work force.
I gave the keynote at the Alabama Association of School Boards conference in Birmingham, AL, last week, and got a very open and friendly reception. Told them the new mission of K-12 was not to produce high school graduates (that was last century) but to prepare children to successfully complete college.
Photo: high school honor guard at the opening session.
So what are the colleges doing to update their curriculum. Students really do not need to spend 4-6 years to get the skills they need to enter the workforce. I know some schools are more up-to-date but the university model is out dated. Career and Tech schools and other certificate granting institutions offer a fast track to employment.
Posted by: Deb | December 10, 2009 at 06:39 PM