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Reading,
writing and arithmetic are not enough skills to
prepare students to compete for good, well-paying
jobs in today’s global economy. Students must
become lifelong learners. They must gather
information, be able to analyze it and use it to
make new knowledge to gain a competitive
edge. |
The question is, “Are we educating our children so that they can compete?”
These are videos that offer startling statistics on what America’s children will be facing as they attempt to compete for jobs in tomorrow’s workplace.
Karl Fisch, a high school administrator at Arapahoe High School in Littleton, Colorado, pulled together a powerpoint with “some interesting ideas” to consider for teachers at his school.
These ideas were the prelude to Fisch’s now famous Did You Know? Videos, which offer startling observations on America, China and India as well as the fact that we’re living not in the information age, but the exponential age.
Finally, these videos infer that a once-great society could be in danger of faltering.
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Did You Know? v1 Size matters. This video by Karl Fisch reveals a statistical comparison of today’s children in America, China and India who will be tomorrow’s workers and leaders. It also reveals a shocking view of how we are moving from an information age to an exponentially driven time of creativity in the world’s history. |
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Did You Know? v2 Communication matters. This video by Karl Fisch shows a statistical comparison on births in America, China and India. It suggests what the world will be like for these babies as adults. It also poses the suggestion as to which country will be the world’s largest English-speaking super power in jobs creation and quality of life for its residents. |
This video also profiles how instant communication not only has changed the world but is constantly changing the world.
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Did You Know? v3 Content matters. This video by Karl Fisch denotes the power of the internet on the current generation and how they lead the world in content created for the internet. It suggests that electronic communication is leaving generations of people behind while showing through statistics that people unable or unwilling to seek knowledge and learn new things are being left behind in today’s society. |
It infers this will affect jobs today and in the future for people who are unwilling to keep learning to stay competitive.
