Lessons from the Assembly Line

The author’s goal seems to have changed since the “Lessons from the Assembly line” article focuses on education and life as compared to the “Turning Off, Dining In,” which focuses on life and technology. The author has been inspired to write this article after working as a temp in the factories surrounding his hometown. The author tries to show how education is an important tool in a young person’s life and dropping out of school to go and work does not guarantee one the right life. Despite working for many hours, one gets a very little income at the end of the day and the job security is not guaranteed. The author points out that a person doing blue collar jobs lives knowing that his or her job can disappear overnight. The hard life that the author faces in the factories shows how his life would have been if he was not going to college. Through such an experience, he concedes that education is precious just as the advice and the public announcement he had received.
However, there are individuals who might argue that there are better part time jobs that one can do other than doing the hard labor in the factories. Just like the author’s friends who were taking easier part-time jobs during the summer never understood why he was so relieved to come back to school in the fall. Such groups of people are likely to forfeit their classes just to and work as compared to the author who had seen a hard life in the factories that he could not leave the classes for that job.
I agree with the author’s point that without proper education, one is likely to be absorbed by a blue collar job, which is usually composed of hard labor and lacks job security.

Educations equip one with knowledge on specific fields and prepare one to get absorbed in the skilled workforce. The modern world has categorized people according to their educational levels, and those that have high qualifications are likely to get the best white collar jobs while those with fewer education requirements are only allowed to work on unskilled or semiskilled areas. In the article, the author tries to compare his two months experience with those that have been working in the factory for thirty years. This is a clear indication; a low education qualification may affect the entire life of a young person since he or she will be subjected to such forms of hard labor. Although one might get a good pay at the end of their work, such kind of job is considered by many as hell.
Getting education is imperative, and all young people should strive to reach the highest level of education. Going to college and university allows one to gain knowledge of a specific career field, thus making one ready to join the professionals’ job market. Young people should make the most of their college years before going into the real world. Although there are those with degree certificates, they have not managed to get better jobs but are doing blue collar jobs. In this case, they are likely to have the upper hand when a better job arises and thus making education a paramount tool in a person’s life