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The millennial labor force is *profoundly* underskilled, having been met with the most top-down education system ever (stripped of trade skills, free play & everything else that cuts against test prep), helicopter parenting & the rise of FOMO/consumer (vs. maker) lifestyles
The reason students love Lambda School is that it shows them that they can learn to *do* things that they couldn't do before, that most people can't, and which employers pay a lot of money for. Sounds obvious, but most young people, inc. college grads, have zero skills like this
It's never been easier to be an autodidact, but first you have to reacquaint yourself with the mastery process and the ability to notice interest/curiosity — two things that come naturally to children, but which get snuffed out by helicoptering, over-scheduling & discrete tasks
It's better in some ways, worse in others. Virtually no physical punishment and lower expectations re: rote memorization, but a lot less centralized (you could get away with being a good teacher) & a lot less all-consuming (less homework, generally less supervision)
A couple of counterpoints: 1) Millennials can widely do things that were previously the domain of specially-trained workers: e.g., typing and using computers.
2) Gen-X was famously directionless, but was fortunate to enter the workforce when the internet was a wide-open frontier. Many became web developers or IT admins without formal training because it was like the wild west. It’s not like that now.
Skills are constantly becoming outdated, they're less important than building the mental framework needed to rapidly acquire new skills
Indeed. Another thing which our schools excel at stamping out.
Is there data to support this underskilled millennials claim? Does not match what I see at work. Btw I'm gen-x.
Less than 40% own or can use a cordless drill.
Are trade skills not top down
Eh, apprenticeships seem a little more symbiotic than a regular undergraduate experience.
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