The budget for training in many businesses exceeds the budgets of local school districts. Some companies have started their own colleges and graduate studies because schools do not generate people with the skills and knowledge they need. Conscientious teachers who can't see the forest for the trees redouble their efforts. They become exhausted , working harder and harder, but it's like drinking from a dribble glass. The gears of the system don't mesh with the real world.
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The solutions begin with understanding the depths of the transformation we are experiencing and asking questions relevant to our real lives. The process of finding answers together will generate the security we need to remain effective during revolutionary times. Islands in the Clickstream is a monthly column written by Richard Thieme exploring social and cultural dimensions of computer technology. Comments are welcome. Feel free to pass along columns for personal use, retaining this signature file.