The Unemployable Graduate: Recent Episodes
Patrick Bruce
An indepth look into the successes and failures of our education system in preparing individuals for the workforce.
Why is a critical question to ask in any situation and often times it goes unanswered. Even though its often unanswered we can not accept the inadequacies of not knowing why in our public education system. Why? How? What? Are critical questions you should ask yourself when sending children to public schools.
Whether we realize it or not Public Education is a part of infrastructure. Without education people can not become productive citizens and the growth of a country is based on its productivity. Hence, Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This episode will explore that argument to clarify the tension between the two groups.
Business people play an important role in every community as does public education. Can the two peacefully coexist and help each other? Or is the tension with education not truly with the business community but another entity?
Understanding the relationship between education and economics has been a struggle for many but the conflict is real. What influence does the public school system carry on the local economy? Who would like to challenge or refocus that influence?
You have one chance to make a first impression and soft skills give you the best opportunity to do so. Listen for a description of what soft skills can do for the marketability of a person to the workforce as well as what soft skills can do for a business.
What careers require a degree versus those that only require post secondary education? Your skillset can lead you into entrepreneurship while your degree may not.
Graduating from high school can be an exciting time but it can also present a new frontier for the graduate. Lets dig a little into what the graduate expects upon walking across the stage.
What are the expectations we should have of a graduate and what role do parents and guardians play in that expectation?
The Unemployable Graduate broadcast will discuss global issues in labor, employment, education, and the economy.