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this and: - there more and more automation. Creativity and analytical skills are more important. Schools sucks at first and are OK-ish at second - Kids are de
by lukasm 12y ago
this and:
- there more and more automation. Creativity and analytical skills are more important. Schools sucks at first and are OK-ish at second
- Kids are defaulting to get a job. Brainwashed to be doctors, layers, firemen a.k.a "the real job"
- "If you work hard you will get reward" - Nope. If you do something valuable you prob. get reward. Doing something hard may be critical to crush the competition or to solve the problem, but it's not essential.
- ladzoppelin 12y agoActually this is something the previous generation still fails to understand. The problem is besides being a Doctor or Lawyer , the concept of "be good at what you do and you will be reimbursed" is completely non-existent even in extremely important professions. How can we (USA specifically) still have no standardized schooling/testing for professions such as programing, network security, data management, etc where the "best" are recognized just like students are ranked in Law School? In my imaginary world the whole United States educational system would be rebuilt from the ground up, hopefully without invalidating past student accomplishments, creating a better framework that at least allows proper training and recognition of other technical professions.
- ladzoppelin 12y agoActually this is something the previous generation still fails to understand. The problem is besides being a Doctor or Lawyer , the concept of "be good at what you do and you will be reimbursed" is completely non-existent even in extremely important professions. How can we (USA specifically) still have no standardized schooling/testing for professions such as programing, network security, data management, etc where the "best" are recognized just like students are ranked in Law School? In my imaginary world the whole United States educational system would be rebuilt from the ground up, hopefully without invalidating past student accomplishments, creating a better framework that at least allows proper training and recognition of other technical professions.
- Karellen 12y agoWorking hard is (virtually) necessary, but not sufficient. If you work hard and become proficient at something, you're in with a chance of having those skills rewarded. If you don't have useful skills, and it's unlikely you'll come by any without working hard, you'll find it very tricky to persuade people to reward you for anything you can actually do. Note that hard work is not a guarantee of reward. It helps to have the right skills in the right place at the right time. There's not much call for buggy-whip mfrs these days, so if that's your passion and you learn to excel at it, you still might find it hard to connect with anyone who's in a position to appreciate your work and pay you for it. And even with the right skills in the right place at the right time, the vast uncaring universe can still deal you the shittiest beats you never saw coming and clean you out in the blink of an eye. Or you could win the lottery. If you want to bet on the lottery, go right ahead. On the other hand, working hard at the right things is a good way of massively stacking the odds in your favour for keeping food on the table, a roof over your table, and shiny tech doodads in your pocket in the interim, while you wait for those numbers to come up.
- angersock 12y agoHard work is good, smart work is better (and always has been).