Looking at employment from the point of view of the worker, the first thing that she/he needs is a job. The next thing is some information about what to do on the job. After that there is the need for work skills such as computer literacy. The three "R’s” are always needed and their need should always be pointed out. Finally some sort of indication is needed that success, in the new work position, is possible.
One of the issues in being successful at the job is the matter of getting along with others. As family priorities change, the matter of "civil deportment" is often not taught in the home as was formerly the case. This produces students and prospective employees who do not know the common rules of deportment. For this reason and others, they often do not get along well with their peers.
Teaching these skills in school my be something for the educational system to seriously consider. High School ROTC programs are useful in teaching comportment, where they are available.
Another issue is "What constitutes computer literacy"? Specifically, does "computer literacy" include the ability to use spreadsheet programs? It is the opinion of the author that spreadsheet knowledge is an important component of computer literacy.
In most High Schools, there are no classes that teach students how to wait on customers at a retail store. Nor are there classes on how to work in the kitchen of a fast food restaurant. Such skills as mentioned above not only provide useful skills, but convey the message that staying in school can be helpful in obtaining a job after High School.
While it is recognized that High Schools are obligated to teach the basic requirements, they also have the requirement to make the student employable. This function they are not fulfilling. Often this is because the High School is not having an ongoing dialoge with the local business community. Such contact is important to insure that the courses offered by the High School meet the needs of the work place.
Got a Question? Ask.
Ask the community a question about this article:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate average and total in Microsoft ...
By: Pavan Patel | 22-06-2008
How do I calculate average and total in Microsoft Worsk 9 Spreadsheet?
VB script for Excel spreadsheet printing
By: JtotheA | 08-04-2008
I wish to write a vba script I can run for a spreadsheet in MS Excel that only prints only the rows for a column (let's say columnd) where the cells are not null (or zero). The reason for this is that the rows total more than 100, and printing things out for only 20 actually needed entries seem silly.Before anyone asks, MS Access is not an option.
Excel sum one column based on criteria in 2 columns with different data
By: JeremyMumford | 18-12-2007
I have a spreadsheet as follows:Date Name Numeric value TotalI want to use Sumif to add the numeric value column if criteria in the date column and name column meet defined criteria.e.g. if date = Oct-07 and name = GH then total items in column Numeric Value where those criteria match.Please show me how I can do this. Thanks
I need to create an excel formula in a spreadsheet ...
By: Eyespi | 11-04-2007
i need to create an excel formula in a spreadsheet that compares values from sheet1.column a to sheet2.column b and returns the value from sheet2.column c to sheet1 column c Thanks in advance for your help.Margaret
Changing VALUE#! to zero in google speardsheet
By: King_Cobra_Show | 06-01-2007
I have created a spreadsheet for calculating my work hours. I used a pretty simple formula to calculate the sum of hours I worked by the time of the beginning and the end of my shift. When I'm using Openoffice calc, the cell with formula of summing the hours gets the value of 0 if the source cells are empty, but when I imported it to Google Doc it gets the error value of VALUE#! .Is there any way to change this error value back to zero?
Trying to rename Y axis labels in a clustered bar graph in Microsoft Excel
By: Ecrivaine32 | 04-12-2006
How do I rename the Y axis labels of an already created and inserted standard clustered bar chart in Excel? To create the chart, I selected a string of cell data from my spreadsheet (one cell each with the total number of data for each month), and I want each month, separately, Jan. through Dec., to appear in Excel on the vertical left side of this chart; however, I can't seem to figure out how to do this. When I created the chart with this data, the Y axis labels defaulted to the numbers 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13 shown on the left side axis, and I cannot figure out how to separate them into components of one month each and to have them display as words and not numbers. Thanks.
Q&A Powered by:
Latest Education Articles
Take Advantage Of Online Accredited Degrees
By: Bercle George | 18/07/2008
The dog-eat-dog nature of the corporate world has elevated the need for numbers of workers to enhance their educational status. There are lots of jobs popping up all over the place that demands an extensive educational background and training hence the rise in the demand for online study programs and online accredited degrees.
Magazines On Academics And Information
By: Victor Epand | 18/07/2008
This article explains how to increase your knowledge and understanding with academic and informational magazines. These magazines publish matter relating to a particular discipline in academics and a particular grade or level of accomplishment.
Magazines - A Good Way To Get Into The Reading Habit
By: Victor Epand | 18/07/2008
Reading is a good way of relaxing. However, most of us do not have the time to read lengthy novels, and hence we do not develop the habit of reading. However, magazines, with their short and interesting articles, can help us to get into the habit of reading.
How To Improve Your Reading Speed
By: Francis Hesse | 17/07/2008
Learning to speed read will enhance your reading experience
Why Online Tutoring Systems?
By: Vince Austin | 16/07/2008
The latest arrival, according to this author, is the blooming and ever enlarging portals that claim to provide online tutoring systems.
My last count of "online tutor" term search on Google showed 636,000 results and there appear to be more... I did not bother because the initial figures are good enough...
Ways of Financing Postsecondary Education
By: Jim Brown | 15/07/2008
The Federal government provides students with many loans to help pay the cost of postsecondary education pursuits.
Solar Pv Cells, Residential Solar Energy, and Doping Silicon for Efficiencies (part 10)
By: Daniel Stouffer | 15/07/2008
Introducing impurities, called dopants, into the silicon making up the solar cell creates the one-way flow of electrons necessary to produce electricity more efficient. Two differently doped silicon wafers are layered together to create this flow.
High-Tech Public Libraries
By: Dave Text | 15/07/2008
The best place to get the information you need is always in a library. Public Libraries are provided by the government in order to provide access for all its constituents. Books can be read and borrowed in Public Libraries without any fees, only incurred penalties for late returns. In addition,...
Education 
