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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 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 at April 19, 2015 3:42 PM
Not everybody gets to be an astronaut.
Posted by: chasmatic 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 at April 20, 2015 6:19 AM