Patrick J. Wolf

Executive Director, Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology (@iamtpolicy) | PhD | Idaho | ☧

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.

[Mayor Randy Westlund @randy_westlund]

We've legalized these in Post Falls with our cottage home ordinance. The next challenge is communicating this vision to local developers. Our cities can be beautiful if we put in the effort!

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@riverswrites Amen to that

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Kootenai County, Idaho

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@erikfinman Build by craftsman and guilds

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@CWNazarian Need more moments where future you thanks past you for doing whatever it was future you was supposed to do

Or that’s what I tell myself

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@Wealth_WZRD @saylor Same with Cathy Wood on anything 😂

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@mooreonzach It is

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@EthanCopple Great job
Love the writing

[Ethan Copple @EthanCopple]

Employers say there's no one looking for work and job seekers can't find work. Read my thoughts here:

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@Apple thanks?

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@1776pax Link?

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@AnonAno86481585 Glad you’re here
Enjoy the weekend

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

It’s hard to overstate how significant Midway was. American codebreakers figured out the plan, the Navy set the trap, and in a matter of hours Japan lost four fleet carriers. The Pacific War looked very different after that.

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

On this day in 1942, U.S. warships ambush a Japanese task force at Midway. Japan loses four carriers and nearly 250 warplanes in the ensuing battle. It's a turning point in the Pacific War.

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

What is your solution?

My argument is that college degrees and modern literacy metrics are not good predictors of whether Americans can learn a trade, work hard, or become productive workers.

America built shipyards, factories, power plants, and won wars with generations that often had less formal education than we do today. The question isn't whether people are capable. It's whether we're investing in the apprenticeships, vocational training, and on-the-job experience needed to develop skilled workers.

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@mwcstud Throw back 😂

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Kootenai County, Idaho

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Good analysis, but I would push back. If we look back in time... my grandfather's generation lacked literacy, yet they were capable of building what was needed for WW2 and onward.

The modern education system isn't set up for the future; there needs to be an investment in the future for this type of work.

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

@IAMTPolicy great article! @EthanCopple

[IAMT @IAMTPolicy]

The United States cannot rebuild manufacturing, expand nuclear power, grow AI infrastructure, or strengthen supply chains without rebuilding the pipeline that produces experienced workers.

Experience formation is industrial infrastructure.

Who Trains the Next Generation? The Workforce Training Commons Problem by: @EthanCopple