I hate to be disrespectful of the President of the United States, but where has he been for the last 8 years? Does he really live somewhere else?He just gave Obama some advice on the No Child Left Behind Law and not to water it down because it “would weaken a chance for a child to succeed in America.” He gave Obama advice! This is the very same man who, under his lack of leadership, brought this country to financial ruin and has nearly ended our status as a super power.
A good education is an absolute advantage, I think. I used to believe it was a ticket to success and a necessity in order to live well in this country. It might still be. I don't know. We should, however, be educating the parents of these kids on the importance of education, as one out of four children are high school drop-outs. 25% of these kids can do the work of the illegals that are crossing our borders in mass and taking money out of this country. But it is the irony of his statement that got to got me. Under President Bush, more and more good jobs are being outsourced. There does not appear to be a strong influx of white collar jobs on the horizon, at least in this country. So many technology, information, manufacturing and marketing jobs have moved offshore and more will follow. American corporations are recruiting foreign workers here because they demand less in salaries and over-all compensation.
The price of higher education has skyrocketed, increasing 51% over the last 5 years. And what do these kids have to look forward to? Colleges are telling them to look for work in fields that do not require a college degree--firefighter, hairstylist, cosmetologist, locksmith and security system technician.
President Bush, we are educating our youth to apply for jobs in India owned by American corporations or to be my hairdresser! As I see it, the best job for a college graduate to get now would be in government (forever growing) or as an off-shore manager and be a part of the effort in finding off-shore jobs in American companies for college buddies.
