In fairness to the author, engineers of all stripes have been in demand for a long time, and English majors or people without any real education have always had

In fairness to the author, engineers of all stripes have been in demand for a long time, and English majors or people without any real education have always had trouble finding a job. Yes, the 15-year lag presents a very real planning problem, but that doesn't mean that the current distribution of pupils creates the highest possible employment/value.