With the economy turning things upside down and the remedies themselves changing the playing field, many folks find themselves switching plans and directions out of necessity. From today’s msnbc, “Experts expect fewer manufacturing jobs, more health care work”:
This summer, Swank hopes to complete his Ph.D. in organizational management and leadership, shutter the metalworking shop he has run for 20 years and, if things go according to plan, take a teaching job.
I can’t help but hope that more of the stimulus money goes towards production of product though. Instead of forcing people, many who have decades of experience and skill in their fields, to compete with a younger more technically savvy work force, focusing on keeping factory skills inside the U.S. borders would be a major step in the right direction. And while many jobs transfer into health care administration, education, and construction, it’s not always a simple fact. Engineers with expertise in the design of cars and airplanes are not automatically qualified to start building bridges and roadways, just as an Algebra instructor wouldn’t be expected to do as great a job in teaching Shakespeare.
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