President Barack Obama addressing Congress, February 24, 2009We started our February 24 class with the position paper reports on high school dropouts. After class, President Obama was on TV addressing Congress. Part of the address was about...you guessed it...dropouts. It is nice to be current with the issues...being a few hours ahead of them, however, was a real bonus.
The president said "dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It's not just quitting on yourself, it's quitting on your country, and this country needs and values the talents of every American."
President Obama went on to say that 75 per cent of the fastest growing occupations now needed young recruits to have at least a high school diploma.
One of the 75%?
I would like to see where those statistics came from...not that I disbelieve what our president said...but because I am inclined to believe that nearly 100% of the fastest growing occupations would, by now, require a high school diploma.
For related articles/tables on this subject, try these links:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocotjt1.htm
http://www.reflector.com/classifieds/jobs/you-dont-need-college-degree-to-get-good-job-74364.html
http://www.newsday.com/classified/jobs/ny-biz-jobs-growingjobs,0,5434220.photogallery
http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=77228
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