It would be easy to dismiss the current job crunch as a transitory period in the manufacturing, service and real estate sectors of our economy…

Factories Ready to Hire, but Skilled Workers Scarce – NYTimes.com: “Employers say they are looking for aptitude as much as specific skills. ‘We are trying to find people with the right mindset and intelligence,’ said Mr. Murphy.”

However, the real transition is happening because of the lack of critical thinking enabled by our current education system based on its firm belief in standing true to what early 20th century industrial plants needed.

It’s time for a (critical) change.