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The release of the documentary "2 Million Minutes" by Bob Compton has resulted in the expected circling of the wagons by the U.S. educational system, which always does this when the incompetence and poor results are uncovered for the public to see.

The film takes a look at high school students from America, China and India, and how the students take advantage of the relatively short time they have in high school to prepare for college and their careers.

Of course the major problem is the social engineering focus of schools, rather than truly educating. You know, things like trying to make it look ok for boys to dress like girls, and other important things like that which are supposed to prepare students for their future.

Businesses for some time in America have been lamenting the poor quality of results of the education system, as they find students sorely lacking in the skills they need to succeed. This is a fact and reality, regardless of what the educational system says. The workforce and workplace have proven this.

There are exceptions, but not enough to be meaningful.

2 Million Minute Trailer

This is the reason why in the years ahead we'll need to have excellent training programs in place for our companies. The school system isn't going to do it; and I don't think they even have the desire to. Again, they're more interested in tearing down our social structure than they are at helping to develop and prepare those entering our businesses.

The other option, which many companies are already doing is outsourcing; something that will increase in the years ahead. Some think this is only a financial decision, but it's not. It's a competence decision, and the attitude of those from other countries hungry to get ahead. That's a powerful motivator.

But for many companies in the U.S. that's not an option, because they must be run by people residing in the U.S. Retail companies and restaurants are two of the obvious examples, although there are many more.

Businesses preparing for those entering the work force will fare much better than those that assume a quality product will emerge from the U.S. educational system. In other words, those with a high level training program in place that will help anyone excel within the business.

I would place a quality training program as one of the most important aspects of our strategy going ahead. We can't assume people coming out of the educational systems in the U.S. will be prepared. We would do that to our ruin.

We shouldn't just put a training program in place though, we need to put a high level and effective training program in place which will empower those coming into the company to excel wherever they want to go within the company. This should include mentoring, and all the information needed to do their jobs being made available.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) will assign a mentor to people who will not leave until the workers have absolute command of the position their working in. Others like Wegman's won't even open a store until the workforce is totally ready to handle anything that comes their way. They've even put off opening stores because they feel the workers aren't ready. That's the type of commitment and attitude needed in companies today.