Are we taking one-step forward or one-step backwards towards our education? The human race keeps on changing and becoming more competitive in this globalized world. Vocational education is one of our weapons to stay in this competition. Although a college, degree has a higher value then a technical degree it is still valuable in so many ways. According to Thomas Friedman, reading The World is Flat states, “In the future, how we educate our [ourselves] may prove to be more important than how much we educate [ourselves]” (309). Friedman’s point is that we need to work on many skills towards our education but we need to improve mostly on how we learn to learn, our passion and curiosity, and the ambition gap.
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Trade schools are an excellent idea for people who already have a clear idea in which path they want to pursue. According to Friedman, "The economy is producing the jobs both at the high end and the low end, but increasingly the high-end jobs are out of reach of many" (356). Friedman argues that the more we educate ourselves the less likely we are getting the job we choose. Jay Leviton Career and Technical Education Program in Renton states, “We tell kids, ‘You will be successful with a college degree,’ but we know that’s not always true … and who’s going to build our houses or fix our cars or fix our plumbing?” (The Seattle Times). No one wants to do the hard labor jobs, which leave many openings. When a student graduates from a four year, college it is harder for them to find a job. Martin Ford author of The Rise of The Robots states, “The upshot of all is that acquiring more education and skills will not necessarily offer effective protection against automation in the future” (The Rise of the Robots, XV). Ford argues that no matter if you get a higher education you are still in danger of losing you job due to automation. That there is no need to get a higher education if some jobs are going to be replaced by automation. Claudia Rowe writer of Education Lab IQ states, “For this reason, Renton now defines “college” as any kind of education or training post-high school, and Leviton notes that many living-wage jobs — medical assistant, for example — do not demand a four-year degree” (The Seattle Times). Claudia Rowe states Medical Assistant receive a well earn wage but it does not need a lot of schooling to achieve a Medical Assistant certificate/degree. Many occupations do not require many credentials, which is good thing for many people that do not want to attend a four-year
The goal in staying ahead from globalization …show more content…
Trade schools are an excellent idea for people who already have a clear idea in which path they want to pursue. According to Friedman, "The economy is producing the jobs both at the high end and the low end, but increasingly the high-end jobs are out of reach of many" (356). Friedman argues that the more we educate ourselves the less likely we are getting the job we choose. Jay Leviton Career and Technical Education Program in Renton states, “We tell kids, ‘You will be successful with a college degree,’ but we know that’s not always true … and who’s going to build our houses or fix our cars or fix our plumbing?” (The Seattle Times). No one wants to do the hard labor jobs, which leave many openings. When a student graduates from a four year, college it is harder for them to find a job. Martin Ford author of The Rise of The Robots states, “The upshot of all is that acquiring more education and skills will not necessarily offer effective protection against automation in the future” (The Rise of the Robots, XV). Ford argues that no matter if you get a higher education you are still in danger of losing you job due to automation. That there is no need to get a higher education if some jobs are going to be replaced by automation. Claudia Rowe writer of Education Lab IQ states, “For this reason, Renton now defines “college” as any kind of education or training post-high school, and Leviton notes that many living-wage jobs — medical assistant, for example — do not demand a four-year degree” (The Seattle Times). Claudia Rowe states Medical Assistant receive a well earn wage but it does not need a lot of schooling to achieve a Medical Assistant certificate/degree. Many occupations do not require many credentials, which is good thing for many people that do not want to attend a four-year