I got a little more serious and dropped my 2 cents on Zimbabwe’s latest performance in the national high school student examinations.
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What does happen to the ones who failed?
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Nothing, Professor. They simply have to find a way. Some immediately look for work as manual laborers. Some try their hand at tiny businesses. Some leave the country. Some go back to school to give it another go.
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What do you think of that?
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I think things ought to change, and in the article I describe how…
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You’ve got a good point, Lesley–about the supply and demand. I think the unskilled labor is just as important, right? Perhaps, the O’ exam could be changed, as an other alternative?
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Unskilled labor is not as important professor. Unskilled jobs are being replaced by machines. Also, many previously ‘unskilled’ jobs are themselves becoming ‘skilled.’ For example, most till operation jobs (that would be the check-out people in US stores) now require certified training, which in turn requires ‘O’ levels passes. In years past, nobody needed certification for till operation, but now it is required in many stores. So unskilled labor is still needed, especially in construction and manufacturing, but it’s no longer as important as it used to be. Things are changing. I don’t know if I’m making sense….
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You are. The professor is just dadblame thick. So you think that unskilled labor will eventually vanish?
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I don’t think so, but there’ll be less and less of it. Much less than right now.
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Oh Professor, I think you didn’t see the whole article. What you’ve seen so far is only the intro. Sorry it’s not too clear!
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My dadblame mind! I’ll click on the full thing this time!
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