Wealthy Nations Producing Fewer Skilled Workers than Developing Nations

[Fountain79]

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/adultlearning/?article=wealthynations>1=8536

Schoolchildren in the United States and Europe are losing ground to countries such as China and India that are adapting faster to changing needs and producing more of the high-skilled workers the 21st century demands, a new report says.

Richer nations, especially in Europe, face a growing lack of ambition among their children, fed partly by social inequality that schools have failed to redress.

More good news as I head off to teach.

[Deja Q]

1. Most people I know would disagree;

but even the simple fact jobs are being offshored (or people are being imported here for training then shipped back) only makes people feel worthless, complete with "why bother anymore" attitude?

The problem is hardly one-sided.

[Demeter]

2. Government Subsidized Education Will Do That For You

also exporting all the paying jobs....

[Deja Q]

3. The same companies opening up training centers over there too

It's funny to read how a company lays off 5000 in the US, but opens up shop in a country that otherwise has open reservations about our leaders, complete with training centers and more. (if they hate us so much, why are they supporting us by taking these jobs, eh?)

[fasttense]

4. What a load of crap

This is a down right lie:
"Wages for highly educated students have stayed the same or grown in all the OECD nations."

"once you adjust for inflation, you find that the income of a typical household headed by a college graduate was lower in 2005 than in 2000."

http://www.cjrdaily.org/the_audit/the_dogma_behind_the_pay_wall.php

In the US, college educated students make less in salary then their parents with the same education.

Our Corporate masters move our jobs to these other countries and their workers take them at half the price. These countries aren't producing more "skilled" or "ambitious" labor they are producing cheaper labor and that is all that matters to the CEOs.

The big tax bonus the US gives these corporations and the ability to hide their profits from further US taxes is also a big draw. These Indians and Chinese ar no more "skilled" or "ambitious" then Americans. They are Just CHEAPER.

Our children are taking the remaining crappy McJobs. What ambition and skill do you need to clean houses and serve french fries?