An assembly line worker in a factory noticed that production units were arriving at his station missing many of their standardized components. The plant manager was notified of the situation. The message was then relayed to the company’s executives. After much expert deliberation, the assembly line worker was directed to provide advanced production in order to ensure that each unit would have all of its required parts before arriving at the next assembly station at its scheduled time.
Category: Just a Quick Thought
Just a Quick Thought #6: A Chevy Celebrity Metaphor
Originally published by AMERICANSCAPEGOAT.COM
October 21, 2015
Image of 1986 Chevy Celebrity courtesy of: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mr.choppers
I once owned a 1988 Chevy Celebrity. It started to develop problems after a while. The problems could always be fixed by spending more money on the car. If I had been able to increase my funding to a level sufficient for continuing to repair each new problem, I could still be driving a 1988 Chevy Celebrity today.
Just a Quick Thought #3: More Alarming Government Data
Originally published by AMERICANSCAPEGOAT.COM
October 11, 2015
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, individuals aged 15-19 spend an average of less than six minutes a day engaged in private thought.
Observation: I’ve never heard anyone worry about how American teens rank internationally in self-reflection.
Just a Quick Thought #2: Talent Show Metaphor
Originally published by AMERICANSCAPEGOAT.COM
October 9, 2015
Every year I enter a talent show. I never practice my routine, but I try my hardest on the day of the competition. I never come close to winning. I guess I’m just not very talented.
Just a Quick Thought #1: Illiteracy Rates
Originally published by AMERICANSCAPEGOAT.COM
October 8, 2015
According to the CIA, the United States ranked 45th in the world in adult literacy in 2003. (That sounds alarming.) At the same time, 99% of American adults were deemed literate by the same intelligence experts. (That sounds reassuring.)
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 14% of American adults were below basic readers (that’s a euphemism for illiterate) in 2003. (That sounds alarming, and it’s also confusing because it seems to contradict the CIA’s figures.) To make matters worse, the National Center for Education Statistics claims that only 13% of American adults were/are (gosh, it’s old data) proficient readers. That means that 87% of American adults do not have strong reading skills. Those numbers would be scary if American adults preferred reading books to watching movies about superheroes or their childhood toys.
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