Back to Basics

Learning Basic Skills seems like a task we accomplish in elementary school. The ability to think, reason, and make decisions seems simple enough to overcome, so why is it that a number of manufacturing firms are breaking down complex jobs in order to create low paying positions with no growth or job security? It seems as though the only outcome is a poor working environment; low quality, low service and low employee self esteem. I always find myself a little surprised to hear that companies don’t have their employee’s best interest at heart. After all aren’t they an extension of their business? The book proposes that companies offer a program to educate their workers, although it has shown some significant increases it doesn’t solve the entire problem. It astounds me that the American education system operates as more of a cattle ranch then and educational institute. They take in young children, fill them with sometimes useless information and a confined way of thinking, then pass them through the different levels of the education process until they mature enough to move them on to a bigger school. Then we wonder why children find themselves involved in drugs and alcohol. We as a society don’t take pride in our culture as a whole; we only take pride in the elite. If we took the time to ensure that everyone received the same education from the beginning we wouldn’t be faced with the numerous problems in our economy today.