Rahm Emanuel
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And the Todd children got that direction at home.
Not every child gets that direction.
So set the expectation, give the support.
And in this future world,
As the Ford CEO said just a month ago, I got 7,000 jobs paying six figure with benefits and I got nobody applying.
I don't know that has the skills.
So I don't, and the AI won't change vocational carpentry, electrician.
It won't eliminate it.
I shouldn't say not change.
It may change it, but it won't eliminate it and the need for it.
And that's true on nurse or specialization in nurse.
That's true in other professions.
But the fundamentals...
In third grade, you're going to have to learn how to read, whether AI exists or not.
You're going to have to know how to do math regardless.
Now, you may be right about coding.
But to me, when you said it hasn't changed in 100 years, the biggest reform we did in Chicago that I think is relevant is the high school education when we made it universal.
B average, you got free community college in Chicago.
50% of our kids graduate with college credit under their belt on graduation day.
And third, 98% met the requirement of producing a letter from a college, a community college, a branch of the armed forces or vocational.