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Wednesday, November 21. 2018

The future of work in the US

The very smart and thoughtful Oren Cass discusses his new book, The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America.


It's a podcast and a transcript. Cass is mostly concerned about the majority of Americans who do not attend college. He believes the policy emphasis on higher ed is misplaced. So do I.

Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:46 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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“Below the line” jobs in film and TV production (electrical, construction, etc.) pay very well and don’t require any BFA degrees.
#1 Marina on 2018-11-21 17:43 (Reply)
Fascinating podcast. I’ve been telling everyone for several years now that kids are better served by reducing the top-down obsession with college, and offering and promoting more hands-on training programs. They have an option in our school district, but do not promote it much and you have to take a bus somewhere and since all the teachers and administration talk about is college, college, college ... kids take the hint.

Even for kids who end up going to college, graduating and getting higher-end jobs, those classes/programs are still useful and attractive — lots of boys especially need to spend some part of their day engaged in something “hands on”. It would help them stay focused and engaged in other classes too. Like the guy in the podcast says, “meet them where they are”.
#2 Jeff Brokaw (Link) on 2018-11-22 08:13 (Reply)

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