Opinion: Are We Educating to Fail?

Originally published in TEACH Magazine, November/December 2010 issue

By Richard Worzel

Our education is failing today’s children in a big way. Yet, it’s not only our education system; it’s also our governments, our economy, and our national economic policy. These failings have potentially dire consequences, both for our children and for our country. Kids are leaving school with the degrees and qualifications we pushed them to get, but many of them are finding no work within their fields, and many others are substantially underemployed, especially in part-time and contract work.

But how is that a fault of the education system?

Richard Worzel

Richard Worzel is Canada’s leading futurist. Over the past 25 years, he has spoken to an estimated half a million business people around the world. He volunteers his time to speak to high school students for free as his schedule permits.