More on the Top NineShift Discoveries

With the last year of the first decade of the 21st century half over, NineShift pauses to reflect on the Top NineShift Discoveries of 2009 (so far).  It's been an exciting year already. Here's more on the top 3 on the list:

1. First evidence on the solution to boys' bad grades (and skilled worker shortage) actually works.
   NineShift discovers the first evidence that not penalizing students for late work actually works. Boys' GPA is the same as girls' GPA when students are not penalized for late work. When schools implement the solution, the number of smart students in higher education will leap by 2 million a year, thus solving the skilled worker shortage. (see our post on May 19 for more)

2. Support for cars plunges among young people.
   NineShift discovers unpublicized critical data in a new Pew Research study on whether cars are considered a necessity or luxury.  The percentage of young people who view a car as a necessity plunged from 92% to 80% in the last 3 years.  Prior to this, there was no generational difference. By contrast, 93% of baby boomers still regard a car as a necessity.  This is more evidence that Gen Y is switching from cars to trains. (see May 5 post)

3. City of the 21st Century is 200 miles long.
   NineShift co-author Julie Coates reveals that the city of the 21st century will be 200 miles long, about how far one can travel on a train in 2 hours. Kids going to school, people going to church, professionals attending club meetings, all will choose schools, churches and clubs in this new 200 mile metro area, providing they are on train lines. (see June 2 post) Photo: Julie's wild flower garden up north

Comments

[Nora]

#1 - as long as we are all OK with work getting done when workers get around to it, then we'll be OK. Me? I like the plane to take off on time. But maybe that's just old paridigm me.