#17 We Send The Wrong Message To Kids About Jobs: Mike Rowe How Do We Fix It?

TV host, author, and producer Mike Rowe says America needs to change its understanding of work and face up to the widening skills gap. Many manufacturers can't fill find workers to do well-paid skilled technical and labor jobs. Mike argues that stereotypes about blue-collar work must change. He's launched the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to raise awareness and help young workers. The third season of his popular CNN show, "Somebody's Gotta Do It," starts September 27th.

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#13 My Child Has a Terrible Teacher. Elizabeth Green, How Do We Fix It?

How often have heard parents complain about their kids' teachers? Everyone, it seems, has opinions about education, test scores, and schools. Who is to blame for poor teaching, and how do we fix it? What makes a teacher great? Elizabeth Green, editor-in-chief of Chalkbeat, is the author of "Building a Better Teacher." She studied teaching methods in America and Japan and has some innovative solutions.

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