Why is creativity so important?
Here is Thomas Friedman on what it's like to grow up (as you will) and work in a hyper-connected world.
Please leave three take aways from this clip. Then offer two responses to take aways from your classmates.
Just because you have a 4.0 GPA doesn't prove anything. Your GPA means basically nothing to your intelligence. Technology is going to keep advancing and affecting all of our lives. He was talking about all these different jobs and talking about how he thought maybe his daughters should pursue them. Than he would talk about how some jobs might not be there or the credentials for those jobs are changing, such as working for Google or being a lawyer. He spoke to the guy at the airport who wants to make lawyers obsolete. And just because you went to Harvard doesn't mean you can work for Google
ReplyDeleteI agree with how your idea of how GPA does not affect your intelligence. People can be intelligent in many different things other then what we cover in school.
DeleteI agree with that your GPA really doesn't actually show your intelligence. It more or less shows how well you did in school. Not how much you retained.
DeleteTake-aways:
ReplyDelete-The world is quickly changing and evolving into a more automatic, virtual form of what was. What was made from man before is now made by machines in factories, voices are automated, equipment is automated. The world is slowly changing into an automated society.
-In the work world, grades do not matter as much as people skills and work ethic.
-Creativity is a basis for the world and what it is becoming. If you can be innovative, you will have an easier time succeeding than someone who does not now how to involve their creativity into every day problems.
I like how you say that in the work world grades do not matter at all. Getting good grades is mainly just knowing the right answers on tests and doing your homework. In the work world you need to be able to work with people and improvise when things don't go according to plan.
DeleteI like how the world is quickly changing into an automotive world. It means things are going to be getting done faster and more efficiently. The downfall to that is that some jobs being overtaken by technology will be extinct.
DeleteThe world is changing into an automated society. For all we know the jobs that people once had in a factory may be taken by robots. So the only job to be had is to maintain the robots.
DeleteI find your comment on the world becoming a more automated place very interesting and quite true. Along with your comments I also believe that personally society will become more automated. For example, You can now adjust your homes temperature from anywhere in the world. This was unheard of in the past. Cars are even slowly becoming automated as Google is working on a its very own self driving car. Its crazy what the future of automation holds for our personal lives along with our work lives!
DeleteI agree that grades don't really matter when you get into your real job. Your boss isn't going to care if your GPA was a 4.0 or a 2.0. All that really matters is your work ethic and how well you fit into that job with the skills you have.
DeleteI think it’s very interesting that someone wants to make lawyers obsolete. It takes quite an imagination to come up with software that could possibly replace lawyers. This would help people that couldn’t afford an attorney when they were convicted of a crime.
ReplyDeleteI somewhat agree with the statement that GPA is not important for the real world. There have been classes that I’ve finished with a 100% in the class, but I didn’t learn anything. If we learn in a class, then that is what matters, even if we don’t get a 4.0.
It is true that artificial intelligence machines are replacing a lot of jobs that humans use to do. Now when you call a business a real person will rarely answer the phone. Now businesses have a series of answering machines that you have to run through to talk to a real person.
I agree with your statement that your GPA is not important in the real world. Academic intelligence is only one little part of overall intelligence. I have also gotten very good grades in a class that taught me ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I didn't learn anything from that class, but my good grade made it look like I did. I think that your work ethics and different skills that you can offer to a specific job is what is important to have in the work field.
DeleteI agree that GPA isn't important. I think it's all about common sense, work ethic, and determination.
DeleteI also agree that it is interesting that someone would need a great deal of creativity to completely obliterate human lawyers, however, I believe that it is possible, and in the near future.
DeleteMy first take away is that technology is always evolving and changing. Such as the company who used technology to base how many workers they would need based on the weather that was coming. If the weather would be nice for that day they would have more people work for the expectation of more customers.
ReplyDeleteMy second take away is that it doesn't completely matter what school you went to or your GPA. A lot of people have passed a class and have walked away forgetting most of what they have learned. Also, just because you went to a prestigious school doesn't mean someone who went to a not as high up school didn't walk away with just as much knowledge as you did.
My third and final take away is that sometimes where you want to work isn't always the best place to work. Also, a lot of companies are going to automative stuff and robotic equipment. So there may not even be a need for your occupation a few years down the road.
Even if you know now what job you want to do, it may change. Many people change their majors three, four, even five times before they finally decide on what career they want to do for the rest of their life.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your statement. Your boss doesn't care about your GPA or class rank, but they will care about your work ethics and what skills you have that pertain to the job. Your GPA does define you in the work field.
DeleteIt's crazy to think about grades being irrelevant in our current work force. It's like being told that you need to read from right to left after you've been taught to read from left to right. Many of the things we've been trained NOT to do are the very things we need to be capable of doing in order to accomplish anything in the competition of employment or entrepreneurship.
DeleteI agree with you in on the point that GPA/grades aren’t that important, but your GPA/grades may show more than you think. You said that you need good work ethic and I agree that is a major part of working, but doesn’t your grades or GPA reflect on your work ethic in school? If someone has all F’s and D’s for grades, that may be reflecting on the person saying that they don’t work hard to get good grades, or they just don’t care enough. So should GPA/grades be the deciding factor whether you are hired or accepted, I don’t think so. But it should play a factor in the decision.
DeleteMr. Friedman’s comments about the obsoleteness of a Hertz’ phone operator were important because it led into the concept of necessity for adaptability. By humorously discussing the changes in a growing work force, he sheds light on the difficulties a “well-rounded" student may face because of their training. His statement from the quotation of Google expounds on the obstacles a college-student, commonly perceived as successful, will encounter in their search for a career. Many companies are disregarding test scores and college reputability because they no longer vouch for any kind of obtained education. A person can graduate from high school with flying colors and have no knowledge of how to thrive in a day-to-day demand in their job because they don’t know how to problem-solve independently and adapt to their environment.
ReplyDeleteMy first take away. Over the years technology is going to be advancing and improving. New technology will be taking away some jobs that were once done by humans, but can now be done more efficiently by technology.
ReplyDeleteMy second take away. If you have a 4.0 GPA or a 2.0 it does not dictate how intelligent you are. People are intelligent in many different ways and in many different elements.
My third take away. I think it is interesting how some people would like to make lawyers obsolete. I would like to know their reasoning for that. Maybe they think computers could do a better job or is it just the fact that they would like to save money on it.
I was also wondering why they would want to make lawyers obsolete. I think it would be hard to make something that can defend a victim or someone who is guilty of something, but it could be done.
DeleteIt seems like everyone is saying the exact same thing. We all seem to agree with each other and have the same thoughts and takeaways from the video.
DeleteMy first take away is that your GPA does not define you in the working world. Your class rank does not define your future in your career; Your work ethic and your skills that pertain to your career define your future in the working world.
ReplyDeleteMy second take away is that machines and technology is taking over the working world. People are being replaced with machines that do the job more efficiently. Instead of an actual person when you call a corporation or business, you are talking to a machine. Instead of a laborer in a factory, there is a machine.
My third take away is I think it is interesting that the man that Mr. Friedman was talking to wanted to make lawyers obsolete. If you are a lawyer, I am sure the idea or thought of a software taking your job away is terrifying. To me, it is fascinating. It takes a lot of imagination to come up with the concept of this program and a lot of creativity to make it a real thing.
I agree 100% with your comments on GPA and its relation to the working world. For the most part, I believe employers are looking for employes with good work ethic, people skills and a passion for what they do. As a teacher for example, you need to have a passion for teaching and changing the lives of your students in some way shape or form. I am sure, that Mr. Zutz and the administrators of LHS do not want to hire above-average-GPA-Joe just for his GPA. However, If Above-Average-GPA-Joe has a passion for teaching and a love for helping others, he will more likely be a candidate.
DeleteMy first take away. I think it wouldn't be a good idea to have lawyers obsolete. Some people might think that they would be able to defend them better. They might think that obsolete lawyers would be smarter.
ReplyDeleteMy second take away. If you have a 4.0 or a 2.5 GPA doesn't mean that your not intelligent. Everyone is intelligent in there own way.
My third take away. Technology is becoming a big part in this world. The technology is getting better an more advance. Someday it will eventually take over jobs that humans used to do.
I agree that your GPA does not show how intelligent you are. Many kids have 4.0 GPA's throughout high school and they don't learn anything. They know how to look in a book, find the answer, and then right it on paper.
DeleteI really agree with your thought that technology is becoming a huge part of the world. What the world would be like today without technology is anybodies guess. I do think that eventually there will be so much technology that humans won't be needed for certain things.
DeleteI agree that it would not be a good idea to make lawyers completely obsolete. However, I do think that there should be a well-manufactured software that should be able to be a cheaper alternative for those who cannot afford a proper attorney. Of course, the drawback to the computerized lawyer would have to be that it would have to not perform as well as a lawyer who you pay hundreds of dollars to, so that they can still make a living. Also, another drawback would have to be that they are computers, they do not have feelings of empathy or emotion at all. Therefore, it will be harder to generate a case from a computer than from someone who knows how to play at heartstrings.
Delete1. I think that taking away lawyers is a bad idea. By taking away lawyers, a high number of people would be loosing their jobs and getting sent to the streets.
ReplyDelete2. Technology is taking over the world. I fear that eventually there will be robots who will work for free, and more and more humans will be jobless. People have become so dependent on technology. I think it would be interesting to see how lost people would be if we didn't have technology for a week. I know I would be lost.
3. Everyone is intelligent in their own way. It doesn't matter if you are in every single college course you can take in high school, or if you don't take a single college class in high school. Every kid/person is intelligent in their own way.
I think you're spot on in everything you've said. Making lawyers obsolete would have repercussions for some people and their families. In the bigger scheme of things, making all jobs obsolete may eventually affect many people and families because of the rapidly advancing growth in our technology. However, because we're all intelligent in our own ways, I think that we should all be serving out our purposes rather than being replaced by engineered precision.
DeleteI agree with the lawyer thing. Why would we take away lawyers when they are a large part of our society. It's a creative thing to do but now that leads a chunk of people who won't have jobs in the near future.
DeleteI agree with you on the technology aspect. At the rapid pace technology is growing, who knows what the future will hold. I also agree that people are way to involved in their technology, is our next generation going to grow up addicted to technology?
Delete1. I think taking away lawyers is a good idea, though it has its pros and cons. Some of the cons: lawyers take up approximately .36% of the population. That's a lot of unemployment. Some of the pros: Lawyers are expensive. Having online lawyers would save people lots of money. If this idea ever does work I feel like while most people would use the online lawyers, some of the richer people like politicians would still prefer real lawyers because first of all they can afford it and plus I feel like most people would feel safer with a living breathing person helping them.
ReplyDelete2. I feel like, at some point in the future, humans will no longer have jobs. If no ones employed, money might become useless.
3. Gpa doesn't really matter. It's work ethic. That's why American companies are hiring more and more foreigners because they are used to working hard from country.
I like number two. I agree with this. Many people don't won't to think this but that's where everything is leading to. A technology world! It's kind of scary. Hopefully we won't see it in our lives.
Delete1) I believe that taking away lawyers have huge disadvantages along with some advantages. For the most part, I believe that taking away lawyers will do more harm than good. Most people prefer to have an actual person to a computer especially in life changing moments (ex: going to jail). However, Nearly half of americans who can not afford a lawyer will be able to better defend themselves against their prosecutors and the justice system with an "internet lawyer."
ReplyDelete2) I agree with the statements on GPA not being as big deal of a deal as often thought. I believe that its more important for the potential employee to be creative in what they do, have good work ethic, and have good people skills than having a 4.0. Grades often show how somebody did in High School and College at the time. Grades often do not reflect that persons rated intelligence at the moment they are being considered for a job.
3) The presence of technology in our daily lives is growing exponentially. I agree that robots and computers will eventually take over SOME peoples jobs such as cashiers. However, I also believe that some jobs are meant to be performed by people and not computers such as politicians. Being a politician means having strong opinions on a wide range of issues that robots and computers themselves can not have.
I agree with your first take away. I believe there are some things that artificial intelligence won't be able to do. Now I know that may seem a little narrow minded, but in certain circumstances a physical person will always be better than an automated voice. Although there may be certain jobs, for instance a lawyer, that are not suited for humans in the future.
DeleteI also agree with your first takeaway. When people are in a bind they don't want to sit on a computer and have it figure their situation out, they want someone there assuring them everything will be ok. On the other side though people who can't afford lawyers would be able to have some idea of what they are doing.
DeleteEventually a majority of the jobs we see today are going to be gone and careers will change drastically. I think it is creative that they pick lawyers to begin with, out of all the jobs they could have picked.
ReplyDeleteColleges and companies are going to change the way they recruit people or pick people to work for them. They are going to care a lot less about test scores and GPAs because they don’t necessarily gauge intelligence properly.
Between the two points written above it is hard not to imagine it being hard to find a good job in the future. Even with more jobs being invented, I think more will go away than can be invented with our new advancements.
It's actually so true what he says about your GPA relating to the real world. Once you get a job your GPA is pretty much irrelevant. If you have the right skills for a job no one is going to care if you barely passed high school or passed with flying colors. In todays society a company is looking for someone who can get the job done efficiently and right.
ReplyDeleteI find it crazy that people want to take away lawyers. They are such a huge part of our society that our economy would probably be hurt from it. I understand that they are making computers do simple tasks jobs but now a lawyer. It makes me wonder what job the next job is to be replaced by a computer. Also, what kind of job is going to be available in the next 100 years..
I am very impressed with the software that can predict when a business will be busy. It makes it a lot easier for the boss to schedule someone and know they are going to be busy. It makes no sense for someone to get paid to sit around and wait for customers to come in.
I like how you said that lawyers are such a huge part of or society. I remember reading about that in our government book. I agree it would hurt the economy a lot, but I think no matter what it will happen anyways.
DeleteI agree on what he says about GPA, It honestly doesn't matter when you get a jo and get out of high school.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was crazy how people want lawyers taken away! That would be one job I honestly wouldn't want ran by a software or anything else other than a human.
I think it's kind of cool how they predict all the software and all the jobs that will be gone because of software. It may come true and the way our world is changing it may happen and sooner then we think
It's really late. I'm super tired.
ReplyDeleteSo I like how Thomas kind of makes fun of how technology is taking over. Most things are becoming recordings and computers do a lot. I think we shouldn't be scared of these changes. Change has happened so much and especially in our lives.
So Thomas quotes something about GPA not mattering. I agree totally with that, but are we going to do anything about it. He jokes about it and that kind of frustrates me because I'm still going to try my hardest to keep my GPA up. It's just what we are expected to do so we do it.
Kind of going back to the technology now, I think the idea to get rid of actual human lawyers is interesting. In my government book I'm pretty sure it says that the U.S. has like the most lawyers than anywhere else. And a lot more. Being a lawyer, you get paid greatly. I think a lot of people will try fight against this, but in reality it will happen eventually.
1) It was interesting that most of the people applying to the college he talks about are from overseas. Those students also had perfect GPA's, and scored perfects on the SAT. How is our generation going to compete with these people if they are taking jobs from us.
ReplyDelete2) Thomas also touches on how some jobs are going to be gone in a few years. How are we supposed to know what to educate ourselves in if down the road it will not even exist anymore. We went over the example of ticket sellers in air ports, most of us didn't even know what they were because their jobs fizzled out when the internet really started to take off.
3) Jamba juice's new scheduling system seems really cool and high tech, but I didn't like how if the weather was bad they could send you home early. I don't think that is fair because how are some people supposed to plan their lives if they don't know how many hours they are working/ how much they will make.
I like what you think about not knowing what to go into in the future because you don't know whether or not that job is even going to need actual people to work for them. So its hard to know what field to go into because you dont want to get into a career and then after a few years be replaced by a machine.
DeleteI also like your 3rd comment because I wouldn't want to get to work and only work for maybe an hour then be told to go home. It wouldn't be worth it and you wouldn't be making anything really. It is a cool idea however, but I think it would only fit certain jobs.
DeleteHe says that technology is slowly and surely taking over jobs from humans. I believe this because a lot of the labor jobs people used to do have now been replaced by machines and technology.
ReplyDeleteHe says GPA doesn’t matter, I agree because you can be really smart but not learning the topic and get a poor GPA. While there is less smart people who can cheat on everything and earn a higher GPA. Therefore GPA isn’t always true and doesn’t really prove much.
More people that aren’t going to college because they either can’t or don’t want to are getting jobs because there are some jobs now, like Google, that are hiring just for the sake of having people work.