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Schools must cultivate skills that translate to work

October 11, 2019/

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Does high school adequately prepare students for the workforce? Former high school educator David Muhammad doesn’t think so. He said students are learning to “do school,” when doing well in school doesn’t necessarily translate to doing well in the workforce. Education must include practical opportunities to fail and take risks, and to gain real-world experience that develops the skills typically absent from syllabi.

By Anne Kniggendorf


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