Is Education Being Reduced to Farming Kids for Workforce Needs?
We don’t know what the job market will look like five years from now, let alone 10-12 years in the future. Who knows what kinds of jobs will be available. There will likely be career fields that we couldn’t even imagine. On the flip side some jobs that are currently being done will be replaced by robots.
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Above is a picture I shared on Truth in American Education’s Facebook page. It highlights a growing problem that seen in education today – assessing kids for workforce needs instead of encouraging their God-given abilities. ACT in fact has developed a career test for third graders. They plan to develop one for kindergarteners as well.
A friend emailed me last night and she made a point that is germane to the point I made above, “Let’s try to predict the future, place kids on a one track education and hope we were right. God forbid they are wrong and no one needs little Johnny’s one dimensional set of skills.”
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Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts. He is also the President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, a social media & communications consulting/management firm. He is a communications director for American Principles Project’s Preserve Innocence Initiative. Prior to this Shane spent 20 years in youth ministry serving in church, parachurch, and school settings. He has also served as an interim pastor and is a sought after speaker and pulpit fill-in. Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids. Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA. You can connect with Shane on Facebook or follow him on Twitter and Google +.Subscribe
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