Re: Apple II: Second Best Tech Product of All Time!

["winston19842005@yahoo.com" <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Apr 7, 3:51 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Charlie Springer wrote:
> > I teach high school physics these days. Most of you may not be aware that in
> > the US public schools they no longer teach any computer programming or other
> > skills. The exception is an elective "tools" class in high school with MS
> > Office and MS certification in board swapping and software installing and
> > other trivia.
>
> > I asked students this year if anyone knew any computer languages. One student
> > knew some C and HTML. Most agreed with a very sharp girl in AP Physics who
> > said "I use english with mine".
>
> I have observed this, too, and, together with the huge drop in CS
> students since the "tech bubble" burst, it leaves me with the worry
> that the US is exiting the software field with the next generation.
>

Just look at the H-1B situation. They reached the cap in 1 day. I find
it hard to believe there aren't any skilled US workers though. A lot
of us lost our jobs after Y2K, and had to take something to support
our families. But once you have "Burger King" on your cv, you aren't
"skilled" anymore.

The argument Bill Gates et al. are making is that skilled US workers
want more money. That argument sounds familiar. I, for one, would work
for what the H-1B's are making. The job I have now is less than half
what I was making in '02, and it wasn't as much as others were making.