[NLA] Productivity, People, Skills, and the Future

[LitNetJose@aol.com]

Allow me to quote, requote, misquote, or paraphrase Alvin Toffler:

"The literate of the 21st century will not be those who can read and write, 
but, rather, those who can learn, unlearn, and relearn."

There are a few things that can be interpreted from this...and more:

1.  The future comes and goes faster than ever.
2.  It's all about the bottom line. 
3.  It's not about people.
4.  If businesses could do the job without people, or even without people 
having to read and write...they would...and they do.
5.  When corporate America or the corporate world says it needs skilled and 
flexible workers, when or how often is it talking about kitchen workers, 
hotel workers, those who work in sweat shops to make our brand name clothing, 
or the people who end up picking vegetables and fruits for the world?

Jose Cruz
Network Director 
California Literacy


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