re: Study Finds American Millennials To Be Some Of The World's Least Skilled People

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Students have been sitting in classrooms a lot longer than just the past 100 years.

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I never said they didn't. Classroom dynamics, demographics, and pedagogy have changed tremendously throughout history. It wasn't until much more recently that our education system has evolved into a mass produced cookie cutter model that expects to educate all children in the same way. Because of this, standards have been watered down to meet the needs of children with a broader range of intellectual ability and learning style.

The higher education system, for example, has sought to standardize each field of study. This has promoted less hands on experienced based learning, and more classroom study built around a standardized test. For example, attorneys used to complete an apprenticeship, not law school, for several years before being able to sit for the bar.

I will point out that some fields such as engineering, law, and medicine do have different forms of internships either readily available or built into their educational system. Regardless, this happens much later in life. Teenagers should be exposed to more internship or vocational opportunities in high school. It would promote the fostering of skills, and help to confirm interest in an actual job before devoting to years of study.