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Critical Thinking and Content, Content, Content
I wrote a piece about critical thinking last week, and when I read over the comments, I see a backlash against teaching higher order thinking skills because the students need “FACTS” both in order to learn how to think critically and to survive out there in the world. I find this incredible.…
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Education – Two Tiered: AI for the Masses, Teachers for the Few
As artificial intelligence storms the gates of education, a foundational divide is emerging—a split between algorithm-driven learning for most and human mentoring for a privileged minority. The automation of teaching isn’t a future threat; it’s happening right now in classrooms, universities, and online platforms from Singapore to Alberta. The AI Surge in…
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AGI at the Gates: The New Reality—and Grave Risks—Behind Musk’s AI Ambitions
The last week has seen the AI sector enter a new, more volatile phase. Elon Musk’s xAI, fresh off abandoning its public benefit status, promises Grok 5 as a real contender for AGI—artificial general intelligence—by Christmas. For the first time, industry insiders and safety experts are ringing alarms not just about technical…
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Luddites Then and Now: Fear, Backlash, and the Right Response to AI Disruption
Centuries ago, skilled textile workers known as Luddites took up arms—literally—against the encroaching tide of powered looms and factory machines. Their protests were not born of ignorance but of real, pressing fear: the new technologies threatened their livelihoods and destabilized their communities (National Archives, 2022; Historic UK, 2023). In today’s AI-driven world,…
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The Resume Is Dead: Why Thinking Skills Beat Credentials in the Age of AI
If you’re clinging to a resume stacked with degrees, you might be missing the tsunami rolling through the job market. For decades, the degree symbolized readiness: a passport to professional security, a distillation of ambition made credible. Today, that promise has ruptured. Employers—not just startups, but giants like Google, IBM, and Apple—are…
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Skills or Degrees
Why “Skills-Based Hiring” is Gaining Ground—And What it Means for You The traditional path from university to employment is breaking down faster than anyone expected. Organizations are shedding degree requirements, hiring for relevant skills instead, and fundamentally changing what it means to be “job ready.” If you’re relying solely on academic credentials,…
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AI – Either Bright and Dark, Depends on Your Preparation
Before we talk about AI’s impact, ask yourself: Are you at the beginning or the end of your career? Are your skills average or above the crowd? Do you work hard to improve yourself or do you coast? Does your job really require soft, human skills? Are you vulnerable? If you haven’t…
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The Coming AI-Driven Job Purge: Why Thinking Skills Are the Real Lifeboat
If you believe that the arrival of AI won’t lead to companies systematically disposing of people they no longer find economically valuable, you’re either naive or willfully blind. For decades, I watched the inhumane, often immoral corporate habit of cutting people loose whenever the numbers didn’t look right. Now, with AI poised…
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The Looming AI Transformation of Professional Services: The Rise of Two-Tier Systems
AI is no longer a distant possibility in the world’s professions—it’s already reshaping how people learn, heal, seek justice, and manage finances. The rapid proliferation of AI-powered tools has introduced a new wave of disruption across education, healthcare, law, accounting, and more. But beyond the headlines about efficiency and innovation lies a…
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The Retraining Trap: Why Most Upskilling Programs Prepare You for Obsolete Jobs
Introduction Everywhere you turn, calls for “upskilling” and “retraining” ring out in response to rapid technological disruption. Governments, corporations, and universities urge workers to retool for the future, promising employability in fast-changing industries. But what if most of these upskilling efforts are simply funneling people into yesterday’s roles—jobs that are vanishing just…
