Thursday, November 11, 2010

Boys May be Boys But....

On the one hand, here in Quebec, 30% of male students do not graduate from high school by age 20.

On the other hand, a young male Quebecer just made $8 million playing poker! Is there a message here, even if it is a misguided one?

Compare the demands for jobs in the work force against the professional preferences/career choices of boys in schools as to "what they wish to be," and we have a very real problem. The need for office clerks and sales personnel is plentiful. Rock stars, elite athletes, physicians, lawyers, engineers, etc., are in lesser demand and require much greater innate talent, training or educational qualifications. Eventually, that contrast will lead to much dissatisfaction and disappointment - for both the male students and society.

Who can solve the problem? Why, the schools, of course. Now there's an opportunity for a real "reality show"!