Tim Cook calls education the great equalizer

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Apple CEO Tim Cook was the guest of honor at the sixth-annual FIRST Inspire Gala to celebrate and comment on STEM education, plus raise funding to support the nonprofit's mission.

Tim Cook at the FIRST Inspire Gala. Image credit: Brian Tong

Tim Cook was the guest of honor at FIRST's event on November 15, and at it, he was interviewed by various technology social media personalities. Cook addressed the room to share why FIRST was an important group to support.

"FIRST creates a space where technology and creativity intersect -- and demonstrates just how powerful it is to bring those components together," said Cook. "You do that for the students in this room, and for hundreds of thousands around the world. And we're all here tonight because we recognize how important this work is."

The FIRST Inspire Gala was chaired by FIRST founder Dean Kamen, will.i.am, Zem Joaquin, and Mark Hodosh. Various robotics competition teams from around the region were also in attendance.

Brian Tong, a popular tech YouTuber, interviewed Tim Cook and discussed the event and the importance of education. Cook also commented on Steve Jobs and called education "the great equalizer."

Apple is involved in many education-focused groups, charities, and non-profits. It even holds workshops for educators in order to ensure teachers are able to fully utilize their technology in the classroom

Apple has been supporting FIRST since 2015 in its efforts to get more STEM programs around the world.

Read on AppleInsider

JP234

Indeed. This is no revelation, but education and success can take different forms.

Recently out of curiosity, I asked my retiring family doctor what general practitioners make these days, and he said around $200,000 - $250,000. Specialists make more, some much more, but spend longer in residency training before making the big bucks.

Last month we had plumbers out for a big job, and I asked our plumbing contractor what a master plumber makes, and he told me $150,000.

Doing the math, including a 7 year head start for a tradesman, roughly $400,000 less in student debt to pay, and far lower insurance costs, the doctor takes roughly until age 60 to catch up with the plumber's lifetime earnings and start to pull ahead.

As of 2022, there are over 80,000 openings for the various building trades going unfilled for lack of skilled workers. And no one can outsourcing carpentry, electrical, plumbing, metalwork, masonry or HVAC to China or India. I made a solid living in the trades (master printer) before joining Apple in 2003.

entropys

I agree JP234.
far too many white collar lawyers in politics thinking everyone should be like them, and should go to College/university.

Believe it or not, many people would be actually happier in a trade. 

And in my country, where there is public health as well as private, a GP would be very fortunate indeed to crack more than $150k a year. Most do quite a bit less,  But there are so many part timers it is hard to work out what is a fair amount of pay.
Meanwhile tradies who own their own business or work in the mines easily bring in $250k.

mattinoz

AppleInsider said:

Apple CEO Tim Cook was the guest of honor at the sixth-annual FIRST Inspire Gala to celebrate and comment on STEM education, plus raise funding to support the nonprofit's mission.

Tim Cook at the FIRST Inspire Gala. Image credit: Brian Tong

Tim Cook was the guest of honor at FIRST's event on November 15, and at it, he was interviewed by various technology social media personalities. Cook addressed the room to share why FIRST was an important group to support.

"FIRST creates a space where technology and creativity intersect -- and demonstrates just how powerful it is to bring those components together," said Cook. "You do that for the students in this room, and for hundreds of thousands around the world. And we're all here tonight because we recognize how important this work is."

The FIRST Inspire Gala was chaired by FIRST founder Dean Kamen, will.i.am, Zem Joaquin, and Mark Hodosh. Various robotics competition teams from around the region were also in attendance.

Brian Tong, a popular tech YouTuber, interviewed Tim Cook and discussed the event and the importance of education. Cook also commented on Steve Jobs and called education "the great equalizer."

Apple is involved in many education-focused groups, charities, and non-profits. It even holds workshops for educators in order to ensure teachers are able to fully utilize their technology in the classroom

Apple has been supporting FIRST since 2015 in its efforts to get more STEM programs around the world.

Read on AppleInsider

And yet by all reports he's a republican who like conservatives world-wide seem firmly against education for the very reason that is it is an equaliser. 

JP234

mattinoz said:

AppleInsider said:

Apple CEO Tim Cook was the guest of honor at the sixth-annual FIRST Inspire Gala to celebrate and comment on STEM education, plus raise funding to support the nonprofit's mission.

Tim Cook at the FIRST Inspire Gala. Image credit: Brian Tong

Tim Cook was the guest of honor at FIRST's event on November 15, and at it, he was interviewed by various technology social media personalities. Cook addressed the room to share why FIRST was an important group to support.

"FIRST creates a space where technology and creativity intersect -- and demonstrates just how powerful it is to bring those components together," said Cook. "You do that for the students in this room, and for hundreds of thousands around the world. And we're all here tonight because we recognize how important this work is."

The FIRST Inspire Gala was chaired by FIRST founder Dean Kamen, will.i.am, Zem Joaquin, and Mark Hodosh. Various robotics competition teams from around the region were also in attendance.

Brian Tong, a popular tech YouTuber, interviewed Tim Cook and discussed the event and the importance of education. Cook also commented on Steve Jobs and called education "the great equalizer."

Apple is involved in many education-focused groups, charities, and non-profits. It even holds workshops for educators in order to ensure teachers are able to fully utilize their technology in the classroom

Apple has been supporting FIRST since 2015 in its efforts to get more STEM programs around the world.

Read on AppleInsider

And yet by all reports he's a republican who like conservatives world-wide seem firmly against education for the very reason that is it is an equaliser. 

There is NOTHING accurate about your opinion of either Tim Cook or conservatives. When you make something up, take credit for it.

mattinoz

JP234 said:

mattinoz said:

AppleInsider said:

Apple CEO Tim Cook was the guest of honor at the sixth-annual FIRST Inspire Gala to celebrate and comment on STEM education, plus raise funding to support the nonprofit's mission.

Tim Cook at the FIRST Inspire Gala. Image credit: Brian Tong

Tim Cook was the guest of honor at FIRST's event on November 15, and at it, he was interviewed by various technology social media personalities. Cook addressed the room to share why FIRST was an important group to support.

"FIRST creates a space where technology and creativity intersect -- and demonstrates just how powerful it is to bring those components together," said Cook. "You do that for the students in this room, and for hundreds of thousands around the world. And we're all here tonight because we recognize how important this work is."

The FIRST Inspire Gala was chaired by FIRST founder Dean Kamen, will.i.am, Zem Joaquin, and Mark Hodosh. Various robotics competition teams from around the region were also in attendance.

Brian Tong, a popular tech YouTuber, interviewed Tim Cook and discussed the event and the importance of education. Cook also commented on Steve Jobs and called education "the great equalizer."

Apple is involved in many education-focused groups, charities, and non-profits. It even holds workshops for educators in order to ensure teachers are able to fully utilize their technology in the classroom

Apple has been supporting FIRST since 2015 in its efforts to get more STEM programs around the world.

Read on AppleInsider

And yet by all reports he's a republican who like conservatives world-wide seem firmly against education for the very reason that is it is an equaliser. 

There is NOTHING accurate about your opinion of either Tim Cook or conservatives. When you make something up, take credit for it.

10 second Goolge Tim Cook hosts fund raiser for republican candidate. 
further 10 Seconds Republicans want to defund  public education calling it rather questionable "parent choice"
https://newrepublic.com/article/167375/republican-plan-devastate-public-education-america

We see the same narrative from conservatives here in Australia from our republican equivalence the "Liberals" who are monarchists. We see in every country conservatives use "choice" as a means to restrict and degrade education.

So it seems a dichotomy that Tim at Apple backs many meaningful valuable education programs that equalise opportunity. 

JP234

mattinoz said:

There is NOTHING accurate about your opinion of either Tim Cook or conservatives. When you make something up, take credit for it.

10 second Goolge Tim Cook hosts fund raiser for republican candidate. 
further 10 Seconds Republicans want to defund  public education calling it rather questionable "parent choice"
https://newrepublic.com/article/167375/republican-plan-devastate-public-education-america

We see the same narrative from conservatives here in Australia from our republican equivalence the "Liberals" who are monarchists. We see in every country conservatives use "choice" as a means to restrict and degrade education.

So it seems a dichotomy that Tim at Apple backs many meaningful valuable education programs that equalise opportunity. 

The fundraiser you're referring to was for Paul Ryan, a true, principled conservative. I disagreed with him on everything, but admired his commitment to his convictions.

The republicans you cite are the right-wing extremist opportunists, who are more facist than conservative.
I stand by my original reply.

FileMakerFeller

Call me old-fashioned, but the great Equalizer was Edward Woodward. Denzel Washington a close second.