tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22362580.post1106854988392324235..comments2023-12-25T13:46:54.067-08:00Comments on DIGGING DEEPER, By Ivan G. Goldman: YOU MEAN STARVING THE GOVERNMENT WON'T PRODUCE EDUCATED WORK FORCE?Ivan G. Goldmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14251047659568473267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22362580.post-40132885538240918572010-10-03T00:02:57.104-07:002010-10-03T00:02:57.104-07:00Ivan, you have never been more correct or right-on...Ivan, you have never been more correct or right-on the point. Because they are "uneducated louts incapable of the most elementary critical thinking" not only can't they work in high-tech jobs, one could argue they can't decipher the political propaganda bantered about these days and can't recognize an outright lie when they hear it. That is the death knell for a democracy! And the large "sophisticated" corporations (and Republicans) can't figure this out. Or maybe they have figured it out, and have there own method in mind.Jason VZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693373169449011460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22362580.post-76274591004541447712010-09-26T17:41:02.015-07:002010-09-26T17:41:02.015-07:00It's that old vicious cycle thingy. But I thin...It's that old vicious cycle thingy. But I think the lack of reading and math skills begin long before students ever get to college with the result that so much time is wasted on remedial classes and admissions standards are lowered to fill the gap. And of course the groups if ignoramuses such as you describe perpetuate it.<br /><br />This is a by-product of education in America:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht8PmEjxUfg&feature=player_embeddedLeslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com