30 October 2018

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Mike Rowe’s Musings & Misconceptions

This week instead of cramming numbers down your proverbial throats, I decided to break up the mundane and monotonous with a little musing from Mike Rowe. I don’t know if everyone is familiar with Mike, but he was on a little-known shoe on the Discovery Channel called Dirty Jobs. Mike would take on the task of doing whatever job was sent to him by his viewers, if it was dirty enough. In his Ted Talk, he explains some of his ideas and misconceptions going into these jobs.

What Dirty Jobs’ Led To

Now that you’ve watched the video, go check out some of his other interviews. After Dirty Jobs ended, Mike was looking for something to do, a mission if you will. He started a charity called Mike Rowe Works. He tours the country and writes about the skills gap. His philosophy is simple one; instead of sending kids to college to learn skills they will never use and most undoubtedly will be paying for long after their degree, send those kids to a trade school or technical school. They learn a skill that is in high demand and at usually higher pay rates than entry level jobs for new graduates.

Final Thoughts

I would only add these two routes aren’t the only way to earn a valuable education. As more and more kids see huge debt looming for college, they might consider going into the Armed Services where they would get paid to learn a skill while not accruing debt.

I could go on for weeks about the ever widening skills gap, but I want to keep all this short for all the people like myself with A.D.D….”Oh look a squirrel!”

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