Comments on: Job skills and educational assessment http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/job-skills-and-educational-assessment/ If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? --Psalm 11:3 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:10:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Shushan http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/job-skills-and-educational-assessment/#comment-2672 Shushan Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:19:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=621#comment-2672 Yes, agreed, Dana. So much for the public system's advantages in teaching proper socialization, preparing for a working future etc..<br/><br/>Susan Yes, agreed, Dana. So much for the public system’s advantages in teaching proper socialization, preparing for a working future etc..

Susan

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/job-skills-and-educational-assessment/#comment-2671 Dana Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:43:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=621#comment-2671 Shawna, you are exactly right. <br/><br/>What I think is funny is that these really are "socialization" issues. And the public schools don't seem to be doing a very good job. In fact, I believe this is also the same study that says that employers would sooner higher someone with the character qualities listed that had weak skills rather than someone with stronger skills, but not the listed "applied" skills.<br/><br/>Some things are worth investing in to educate a new employee, and if they demonstrate these skills, the investment will likely pay off. It doesn't matter how skilled they are in other areas, if they have now personal accountability, etc., they are likely to be a poor investment because you will not be able to trust them. Shawna, you are exactly right.

What I think is funny is that these really are “socialization” issues. And the public schools don’t seem to be doing a very good job. In fact, I believe this is also the same study that says that employers would sooner higher someone with the character qualities listed that had weak skills rather than someone with stronger skills, but not the listed “applied” skills.

Some things are worth investing in to educate a new employee, and if they demonstrate these skills, the investment will likely pay off. It doesn’t matter how skilled they are in other areas, if they have now personal accountability, etc., they are likely to be a poor investment because you will not be able to trust them.

]]> By: Shawna http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/job-skills-and-educational-assessment/#comment-2670 Shawna Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:34:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=621#comment-2670 In all seriousness, not only are these skills and characteristics not always taught within the public school walls, they are not always demonstrated by the people doing the teaching. And I don't mean to bag on all public school teachers because there are some great ones!<br/><br/>I truly believe this carries over into the arena of skills. If our attitudes are lax in regard to our presentation and demeanor, than it would naturally seem to lead to a lax attitude in regards skill development as well...in many cases (not all.)<br/><br/>As one long term educator recently said to me: they [the students] just need to jump through the hoops, regardless if it's busy work or if they like it or get anything from it. In all seriousness, not only are these skills and characteristics not always taught within the public school walls, they are not always demonstrated by the people doing the teaching. And I don’t mean to bag on all public school teachers because there are some great ones!

I truly believe this carries over into the arena of skills. If our attitudes are lax in regard to our presentation and demeanor, than it would naturally seem to lead to a lax attitude in regards skill development as well…in many cases (not all.)

As one long term educator recently said to me: they [the students] just need to jump through the hoops, regardless if it’s busy work or if they like it or get anything from it.

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/job-skills-and-educational-assessment/#comment-2669 Dana Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:10:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=621#comment-2669 Eloquently put...I'm sure you are rising to the top of the applicant pool. : ) Eloquently put…I’m sure you are rising to the top of the applicant pool. : )

]]> By: T. F. Stern http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/job-skills-and-educational-assessment/#comment-2668 T. F. Stern Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:56:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=621#comment-2668 We don't need no stinkin' writing... sorry, couldn't resist. We don’t need no stinkin’ writing… sorry, couldn’t resist.

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