[Spridgets] Car Sales

[Bud Pazur]

Yes, Ron, I agree about the people that you see - but the kids and people
you are talking about (new grads in physics and blue collar demographics
near Chicago) are about in the 90 percentile. I think, for the majority of
high school and college kids, there is a dumbing down. You only have to go
to the supermarket for evidence - the cashiers are very suspicious if I try
to get rid of some change. And, as for boys, the situation is especially
bad - who get 80% of the scholarships, and who predominates in colleges
now - girls. I saw this with my son's friends, male and female. I see it in
my workplace, too.

Bud

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Soave" <soavero at yahoo.com>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Car Sales


> --- Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can we agree that the dumbing down of our population
> > is worrisome? I taught
> > College Engineering Physics for a few semesters
> > about 15 years ago. I was
> > stunned at the level to which college physics and
> > mathematics had sunk since
>
> Tell him to speak to any new grad in materials physics
> who can design 8 GB of flash memory in his sleep that
> will fit on the head of a pin. Or a new grad in
> international business who knows more about ITAR and
> export regulations than President Bush. Wait, not the
> best example. And easy high school? Not around here.
> I've got high school summer help at work designing
> robotic test fixtures that work.  My kid brought me
> some 9th grade genetics and probability functions to
> check last night that had me scratching my head. Now
> I'm no rocket scientist....no wait, I am.
>
> I'm 42. I work with people 18 years old and people 70
> years old. There are brilliant people in both
> demographics. I have nearly 200 people reporting to me
> from new grads to Ph.ds. I try to interview every
> single person we hire, from the Ph.d scientists to the
> tool setter in the shop to the $8 an hour temps who
> run the document scanners after hours. The only ones I
> won't tolerate are the ones who can't imagine how
> tomorrow will be better than today.
>
> Rant off,
> Ron
>
>
>
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