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So far I have looked at two sections of Obama’s policies: an open Internet and his aim for a connected democracy and infrastructure so it comes the turn of the final section: teaching adults and children of the world of technology.
But what does teaching children and adults actually mean? Let’s first address the children. The first thing that Obama will put in place is to make teaching Math and Science a priority and although this may not seem like it will affect IT, not only will this have subsequent effects to this industry, but remember that we are talking about technology as a whole, not just IT.
Secondly, linked to that, improvements will be made in the actual science assessments where the onus will be on the students understanding and thinking skills as oppose to just facts, which is great for making more rounded students.
He will also attempt to fight the rising drop out rate through numerous methods including personal academic plans, teaching teams, parent involvement, mentoring and extended learning time. All of this will, in theory, reduce drop outs and will thus raise the country’s standards and will help accomplish one of Obama’s and Biden’s aims: to increase the number of science and math graduates. This will also involve boosting the number of women in this sector, as well as those form ethnic and religious minorities in an attempt to create a more rounded and all-inclusive sector.
Regarding adults the plans mostly center around keeping adults from falling behind in the ever increasingly technical requirements for jobs. This will involve helping workers that lose out from changing trade patterns by expanding the system of trade adjustment assistance to include them. He will also expand and fund more apprenticeship programs and encourage increased retraining.
In conclusion, it is fair to say that the future is bright for the tech world with Obama at the helm. His initiatives to keep America up with the rapidly expanding world can only help with more help for both those learning now, and those who need to re-learn. But will he fulfill his promises? We can only hope, but if he does, I can’t wait for the future!
Source [barackobama.com]
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