Businessman urges discussion of school reform in Raleigh County
Jamie Vollmer former CEO of Great Midwestern Ice Cream Co spoke at the School Business Partnership Luncheon in Beckley urging educational reform to prepare students for the knowledge age He argued current schools designed for industrial society fail to meet modern needs and called for community dialogue to redefine what students should know and be able to do He compared US and Japan 1950 1998 schooling patterns to highlight stagnation and urged systemic change by communities and educators.
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