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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Sun Mar 31, 2013, 12:17 AM Mar 2013

With jobs only for 10/15% of the student population for the next 10yr, why spend on education. We

need to begin the change over to day care and camp type care for teens and preteens.

Education is not the problem, it's the cyber-era and technical advances that eliminates more and more jobs. Last week a report stated new home construction up 28% but construction jobs only up 2%.

We need to lower SSI age to 50 and prepare for a society which will only have work for 25% of the population.

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With jobs only for 10/15% of the student population for the next 10yr, why spend on education. We (Original Post) CK_John Mar 2013 OP

Didn't our system change over to "day care and camp type care" for K-12 Trillo Mar 2013 #1

Well, we need some place to warehouse the kids jsr Mar 2013 #2

Trillo

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1. Didn't our system change over to "day care and camp type care" for K-12

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Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:12 AM

Mar 2013

some decades ago? Isn't that what, gotta get a college education, can't get a job without one, is all about?

jsr

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2. Well, we need some place to warehouse the kids

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:17 AM

Mar 2013

before we send them to the unemployment line and turn them over to the student loan debt collectors.

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