George Mentz, JD, MBA
Trends to Watch In recent years, we are looking at a fast-changing world of trade, technology, security, education, and politics. There are key trends that are evolving rapidly and governments are having trouble keeping up with the new rules and new paradigms. Economies can change overnight due to rules, population safety, laws, sovereign risk, conflicts, politics, and even wars..
Education for Families: People will live where there are the highest quality school districts. Otherwise, parents may: a) home school their kids, b) send their children to private schools, c) use tutors, or d) use online study.
Brick and Mortar Education Decline: Colleges and universities may crumble in size or fail unless value is provided. There is an ever expanding number of free options: college courses, MOOCS (Massive Courses), open courses, free online diplomas, free or almost free degree options and more. These last 5 years may be the easiest in 40 years to obtain admission into a graduate school for law or business due to declining interest and costs and greater elearning opportunities.
Read Complete September 17, 2019 Newsmax Finance article by George Mentz: 15 Key GeoPolitical Economic Trends to Watch| Newsmax.com .
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近年来,我们目睹着一个贸易、技术、安全、教育和政治快速变化的世界。有一些关键的趋势正在迅速发展,而各国政府在跟上新规则和新范式方面遇到了困难。由于规则、人口安全、法律、主权风险、冲突、政治,甚至战争,经济可以在一夜之间发生变化。
家庭教育:人们会选择住在有最高质量学区的地方。否则,孩子的父母可能:
a)在家教育他们的孩子;
b)送他们的孩子去私立学校;
c)请家教;或
d)使用在线学习。
实体教育衰落:除非能够提供实质性的价值,否则大批量的学院和大学可能会规模性崩溃或倒闭。免费的选择越来越多:大学课程、MOOC(大规模课程)、开放课程、免费在线文凭、免费或几乎免费的学位选择等等。由于兴趣和成本的下降以及更多的在线学习机会,接下来的5年可能是40年来获得法学院或商学院研究生入学资格最容易的5年。
(详情参考George Mentz于2019年9月17日发表的Newsmax财经文章:15个地缘政治经济趋势值得关注| Newsmax.com)
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