Summary of Mike Rose
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27 January 2012
Blue Collar Brilliance, by Mike Rose, describes the cognitive misconceptions we have toward people who hold jobs that require little or no educational background. Mike, a professor at UCLA reflects on his life experiences. In 2009, Blue Collar Brilliance appeared in the American Scholar, a publication by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In addition to this article, Mike has authored many books that focus on literacy.
Mike developed an interest in psychology early in life. Mike attended college where he studied social and physiological sciences and taught for a period of ten years. Mike describes cultural beliefs such as; intelligence being a measure of one’s level of education, or a job title defining a person’s intellect. Our culture would have us believe a physically demanding job to require less intelligence.
Mike recalls his mother, Rosie Rose, at work in a local restaurant. Observing customers actions and body language allowed Rosie to recognize a customer’s dissatisfaction with a meal or need for some additional item. Rosie could multi-task, communicate orders in short form and created her own memory strategy so she could remember individual orders. The physical aspect of the job was tasking to Rosie so she worked smarter, grouping jobs and eliminating wasted time. Mike’s observations of his mother at the work, to him, defined the adult worker.
Joe, Mike's uncle, dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started work for the railroad. He joined the navy, returned to the railroad, and later joined his brother at General Motors. Joe was very good at recognizing problems and developing solutions to correct them. Joe relates the shop floor to being at school, a continuous learning environment. Joe became foreman and got promoted to supervisor of the paint and body department. Joe found ways to improve the efficiency and developed a new spray nozzle design. To ease the stress associated
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27 January 2012
Blue Collar Brilliance, by Mike Rose, describes the cognitive misconceptions we have toward people who hold jobs that require little or no educational background. Mike, a professor at UCLA reflects on his life experiences. In 2009, Blue Collar Brilliance appeared in the American Scholar, a publication by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In addition to this article, Mike has authored many books that focus on literacy.
Mike developed an interest in psychology early in life. Mike attended college where he studied social and physiological sciences and taught for a period of ten years. Mike describes cultural beliefs such as; intelligence being a measure of one’s level of education, or a job title defining a person’s intellect. Our culture would have us believe a physically demanding job to require less intelligence.
Mike recalls his mother, Rosie Rose, at work in a local restaurant. Observing customers actions and body language allowed Rosie to recognize a customer’s dissatisfaction with a meal or need for some additional item. Rosie could multi-task, communicate orders in short form and created her own memory strategy so she could remember individual orders. The physical aspect of the job was tasking to Rosie so she worked smarter, grouping jobs and eliminating wasted time. Mike’s observations of his mother at the work, to him, defined the adult worker.
Joe, Mike's uncle, dropped out of school in the ninth grade and started work for the railroad. He joined the navy, returned to the railroad, and later joined his brother at General Motors. Joe was very good at recognizing problems and developing solutions to correct them. Joe relates the shop floor to being at school, a continuous learning environment. Joe became foreman and got promoted to supervisor of the paint and body department. Joe found ways to improve the efficiency and developed a new spray nozzle design. To ease the stress associated