New Rules

The truth is, if you want a decent job that will lead to a decent life today you have to work harder, regularly reinvent yourself, obtain at least some form of postsecondary education, make sure that you’re engaged in lifelong learning and play by the rules. That’s not a bumper sticker, but we terribly mislead people by saying otherwise.

"We have to prepare more Americans for the new jobs that are being created in a world fueled by new technology. That’s why investments in our people" — in more community colleges, Pell grants and vocational-training classes — "are more important than ever." President B. Obama

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/opinion/sunday/friedman-new-rules.html