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Is the current education system really working?

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May 1, 2017 by ES Ivy

Are schools working if graduates can't find jobs?

Most of the United States feels like our current education system is still working. Maybe it’s not as good when they were in school, or maybe it’s better, but it’s still good. Kids in their neighborhood are still graduating from high school and getting into college.

“Good” colleges, in fact. (Whatever a “good” college means.)

But if you’re familiar with research, such as that presented in Most Likely to Succeed, you are aware that the world of work is changing, and changing at a rapid pace. The schools of today are not training students for the jobs that will be available in the future.

And if you have a top student who’s being crushed under a load of homework, you might be ready for it to change.

And change faster already before your kid graduates!…

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