We are at a crossroads: to talk about tolerance but insist upon conformity, to support diversity yet insist on the westernization of the world though globalization. With so many competing interests, how do we move forward?
Tag: college
Joe the Plumber: The Real Untouchable
Curt Eysink is an unpopular man. Less than three months after assuming his post as executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, he told a panel charged with overhauling the state's higher education system: "We're producing a workforce that we cannot employ in Louisiana." The apparent problem? Too many four-year college grads and not enough low-skill and vocational trade workers. …
American Competitiveness: The New Untouchables or The New Half Truth?
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?