New Rules

The article published in the New York Times entitled "New Rules" is about the importance of education. He starts by explaining that in Estonia they are teaching the kids in school how to program. This is important because the future is filled with jobs that are primarily based on technology. The article then starts to speculate that that might be the new standard of teaching. This is because with all the jobs starting to rely on technology the people who are doing the hiring are looking for people who are already trained. The employers are looking for people who are "Ready Now" which means that they have the necessary skills required for the job and that is what the schools are preparing them for. The article explains more into what is required for people to get a job. It explains more into the unemployment rates showing that people with 4 years of college have a 4.1% unemployment while on the opposite end dropouts have a 12% unemployment rate. The article then ends by saying that "the illiterate will not be defined by their inability to read but by their inability to learn and relearn".