Career- readiness not only means there’s a title at hand,
but specific skills, such as communication, organization, problem- solving,
public speaking and management skills are learned. These basic skills are
important for a career because it will allow students to excel in the work
place. Skills such as these should be learned in high school and mastered quickly.
According to the article “Meandering Toward Graduation”, the authors Marni
Bromberg and Christina Theokas state that graduation rates have reached an
all-time high but question why new college students are testing into remedial
level work (Bromberg) Employers have reported that many high school graduates
don’t have the basic foundation skills to start entry level positions.
Workforce demands are also reaching an all-time high. In “A Path to Graduation
for Every Child”, Sunny Deyé writes “It is predicted that the
next generation of young people in this country will be less educated than the
current generation, yet workforce demands are higher than ever.” (Deyé) This
is alarming because in the next decade, 63 percent of jobs will most likely
require post-secondary education and beyond.
Works Cited
Bromberg, Marni and Theokas,
Christina. “Meandering Toward Graduation: Transcript Outcomes of High School Graduates”. The
Education Trust. 2016. The Education Trust. Oct 25, 2017.
Deyé, Sunny. “A Path to Graduation
for Every Child.” National Conference of State Legislatures, National Conference of State
Legislatures, Jan. 2011.
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