Pearblossom Education

Vocational Educators Needed.  The first self-checkout kiosk was invented by David R. Humble in 1986, and introduced at a Kroger grocery store in Georgia. Two years later, an article in the Miami Herald reported that “self-checkout could reduce cashier costs by as much as 66%.” Today, the same dilemma is faced but on a far larger scale. A considerable percentage of workers worldwide are wondering if their job is at risk of being taken, whether by software or by robot. Forbes indicates that the jobs safest from AI and automation are ones that require human qualities that a robot cannot replicate, such as social skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal relationships. Positions that require creativity and analytical skills are ultimately ones that will lower the risk of AI replacing jobs in that field. Jobs with the projected largest growth with at least 2 million job openings by 2027: Agricultural Equipment Operators Vocational Education Teachers Mechanics and Machinery Opera...

The Department of Education is in Need of Reform, Not Abolition Since its incarnation under Jimmy Carter in 1979, the department has faced scrutiny along with many other challenges along the way. “Betsy DeVos, after serving as education secretary under President Donald Trump, said she thought that the Department of Education should not exist.” President Ronald Reagan also saw no need for the department, and also former education secretary Lamar Alexander, who served under President W. Bush.                                                                          There have been many naysayers about whether or not the department should be up and running, citing controversial and political theories. It is clear that the department should be focusing primarily on student aid and fundamental academia. If...