Is a good education sytem bad for an economy

 

The shadow education secretary Brigit Phillipson is going to try and give more opportunities for kids at school.

Can this work?

I frequently see workers plodding to a night shift. To a dead end low paid job. Dressed in orange, heads bowed and depressed. The shift only relieved by banter. Others trudging hopelessly to call centres. Low paid jobs, no real hope no real future. Low paid, dead end jobs are the norm. What is the point of an education that prepares them for opportunities when there are none for the majority of school leavers?

There are only a finite number of opportunities in the economy. Most jobs are relatively dead end. Most kids realise they have few if any opportunities and they are giving school a miss.

Most kids only need the basics from education.

Could an education that prepares and stimulates children to seek limited opportunities be counterproductive. Could such an education system cause social unrest as most school leaves don't find the finite number of opportunities?