In this article,
the author discusses the rapid decline in middle class jobs and lack of
innovation being taught in schools. As middle class jobs are quickly requiring
more skill, being replaces by less experienced people, or disappearing due to
new technologies, the new generation must learn to be innovative in finding a
job. Although the author does not create strong ethos for himself, his
encounters and interviews with Tony Wagner, a professional of balancing
education and business, prove to carry his message. The author completely agrees
with Wagner as he does not refute him and the only perspective in the article
is Wagner's philosophy. In fact, most of the article is a composition of the
author asking questions that Wagner answers. Nevertheless, the message of a
need for reformation in the schooling system remains clear. Wagner's use of
logos helps back up everything he is asserting with hard evidence when he says
that fifth graders show an 80% engagement rate whereas high school students are
only engaged 40%. The fact that high school students become less motivated as
time passes because they are being dragged through tedious curriculum all
connects to both the author's and Wagner's point.
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