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April 19, 2015

Kids Today: Dumb and Dumb-De-Dumb-Dumb

American Millennials are among the world's least skilled - Fortune When the results were analyzed by age group and nationality, ETS got a shock.
It turns out, says a new report, that Millennials in the U.S. fall short when it comes to the skills employers want most: literacy (including the ability to follow simple instructions), practical math, and — hold on to your hat — a category called “problem-solving in technology-rich environments.” Not only do Gen Y Americans lag far behind their overseas peers by every measure, but they even score lower than other age groups of Americans.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 19, 2015 9:20 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Unguided missles, each a biological warhead.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 19, 2015 1:40 PM

Every country needs cannon fodder. They will provide that although they don't know that the Government THEY voted for will be the one to do it to them

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 19, 2015 3:42 PM

Not everybody gets to be an astronaut.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 19, 2015 10:19 PM

Slim consolation will be the job security: somebody is always needed to empty garbage cans and mop floors and be the barista at a coffee shop.

Student loans will keep these whippersnappers in bondage like no iron bars can.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 20, 2015 6:19 AM

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