The World Is Flat By Thomas Friedman

How to survive It seems like each generation in America is becoming more like followers rather than leaders, becoming less ambitious and innovative. The United States is becoming less competitive with other countries in terms of employment, inventive ideas, and stronger education systems. In The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, he divides globalization into three different eras, our current era involves individuals competing globally for jobs and power. Our world is only getting more competitive and making the world “flat” as Friedman describes. Meaning the world is now a level playing field for all countries to compete for the most power and success. As diverse as the Yakima Valley is, students should be encouraged to attend vocational/tech schools despite the stigma it comes with. Allowing students to learn in a more creative and hands-on environment will ignite their passion, ambition, and love for learning. Ultimately, this will strengthen America as a whole by increasing the number of jobs and decreasing the
However, when it’s thousands of students lacking ambition and motivation, that’s when it becomes a problem. Emphasizing vocational/tech schools would increase students motivation because they get to be in a setting where the education itself is interesting. People are taking things for granted because they feel they already have a good standard way of living. Friedman explains, “The ideal country in a flat world is the one with no natural resources, because countries with no natural resources tend to dig inside themselves” (358). Most people would agree with Friedman because once a country has nothing, all that’s left is the people and their ideas. When you’re stripped down from everything you have, great ideas can come out of yourself that you never thought you