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Bluebag Media
CCP can help provide
productive workers
COLUMBUS – “I took public speaking and… you know… I didn’t die,” said
Deborah Norris, Vice President Sinclair College. “It’s about the soft
skills… communication.”
Norris noted a tech start-up she led once. They were all engineers in
their early 20’s. They arrived, opened their laptops… “Stop!” She told
them. “Let’s talk. Let’s communicate!” Norris acknowledged they do
communicate in one way: electronically. “It’s about immediate
gratification.” She noted communication skills were driven more to
electronics, the time-saving skills such as texting and email; and the
loss of soft skills such as listening and reading.
“Who owns it? Everyone is pointing fingers… family, school.” She didn’t
have an answer. Her concern was getting it back.
“Learning has changed so much today,” she said. “It’s about critical
thinking. Preparing students – the workforce – for the jobs businesses
need to fill now...
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