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[quote=Anonymous][quote]20 years from now our kids will probably be working from their homes for companies 500 miles away. The priority should be future-proofed skills, globally marketable skills[/quote]

And, yet, our kids don't need jobs 20 years from now.  They need jobs today.  If there is a job out there that requires a certain set of skills, is there anything wrong with getting prepared to do that job?  The fact that that job may go away after 20 years is the nature of our economy now and we all must continue to learn throughout life.   Yes, K-12 education should be robust.  My question is:  how is CC and testing going to make education robust?  Are the standards the real issue here or are there other factors that are not being addressed?  Where is the proof that the standards are even the real issue in declining performance.

While thinking about that, also think about the fact that half of all recent college graduates are unemployed or underemployed.  They have had a robust education.  They need marketable SKILLS.  The local economy does matter when industries cannot find skilled workers. [/quote]

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