Comments on: Our future depends on education http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/ Advice, ideas, comments, shortcuts, tips and information on business leadership and management. Practical guide to doing business in Mexico and internationally Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Dave R. http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-40684 Dave R. Wed, 07 May 2008 05:16:19 +0000 http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-40684 Much has been made of offshoring US jobs overseas - not that it isn't a big issue for our workers - but if you think it, over the long term as the economies of those other countries gain steam, their workers will start buying our goods and services, and those countries will take over some of the responsibility of driving global prosperity. You're exactly right about education - the countries and cultures that value education will be the prosperous ones; the ones that don't will fall by the wayside. In fact you could argue that the US decline is directly linked to our faltering educational system. Much has been made of offshoring US jobs overseas - not that it isn’t a big issue for our workers - but if you think it, over the long term as the economies of those other countries gain steam, their workers will start buying our goods and services, and those countries will take over some of the responsibility of driving global prosperity.

You’re exactly right about education - the countries and cultures that value education will be the prosperous ones; the ones that don’t will fall by the wayside. In fact you could argue that the US decline is directly linked to our faltering educational system.

]]> By: Chiva Congelado http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-40323 Chiva Congelado Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:06:33 +0000 http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-40323 This is something that Finland (where I live) realised years ago, and you can really see in their whole culture the high value they place in education. As people above have mentioned, cheap labour is only as good as the value they add. This is something that Finland (where I live) realised years ago, and you can really see in their whole culture the high value they place in education.

As people above have mentioned, cheap labour is only as good as the value they add.

]]> By: Corporate and Community Education http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-39234 Corporate and Community Education Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:06:18 +0000 http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-39234 Cheap labor is only as good as the skills the laborers bring to the job. In South Carolina, we are the offshore workforce for Germany (BMW, LSP, and others), and our local institutions in the Upstate are providing funds thorugh grants for training to raise skills of the existing workforce. We offer both basic skills (reading comprehension,math and writing) as well as apprenticeships for advanced manufacturing. http://tomorrowsjobskillstoday.wordpress.com Cheap labor is only as good as the skills the laborers bring to the job.

In South Carolina, we are the offshore workforce for Germany (BMW, LSP, and others), and our local institutions in the Upstate are providing funds thorugh grants for training to raise skills of the existing workforce. We offer both basic skills (reading comprehension,math and writing) as well as apprenticeships for advanced manufacturing.

http://tomorrowsjobskillstoday.wordpress.com

]]> By: Educating the workforce = strategic advantage? « Lee Iwan Accumulated Experience http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-38841 Educating the workforce = strategic advantage? « Lee Iwan Accumulated Experience Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:23:38 +0000 http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-38841 [...] Educating the workforce = strategic advantage? Yesterday I mentioned the move toward global government investment in education as a means to assume leadership status and to remain competitive in the future.  Link [...] [...] Educating the workforce = strategic advantage? Yesterday I mentioned the move toward global government investment in education as a means to assume leadership status and to remain competitive in the future.  Link [...]

]]> By: Mitch Betts http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-38819 Mitch Betts Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:35:14 +0000 http://leeiwan.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/our-future-depends-on-education/#comment-38819 I agree: Education leads to innovation which leads to productivity which leads t a higher standard of living. See: http://corpintel.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/education-innovation-productivity-living-standards/ I agree: Education leads to innovation which leads to productivity which leads t a higher standard of living.
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http://corpintel.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/education-innovation-productivity-living-standards/

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