Future of work Article

Seventy-five percent of children entering primary school will end up in jobs that don't yet exist.

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Twenty-million students started college this fall and majority will be taking on debt.

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The article states that it is uncertain that the 20 million students in college now will graduate with useful degrees that will land them a job after graduation.

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Freelancers put less value on skills training.

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The following factors have contributed to making our traditional higher-education system a risky path: (select all that apply)

• lower education costs

• rapid tech change

• decreasing tech change

• rising education costs

The cost of a college education is so high now that we have reached a____________ at which the debt incurred often isn't outweighed by future earnings potential.

• dipping point

• napping point

• tipping point

College degrees are still thought of as lifelong stamps of professional competency.

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College degrees tend to create a false sense of security, perpetuating the illusion that work and the knowledge it requires is undesirable.

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Many industries and countries have reported that the most in-demand occupations or specialties did not exist 10 or even five years ago.

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Seventy percent of the fastest-growing skills are new to the Upwork Quarterly Skills Index.

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