Young people haven't been taught the 'value of work,' says Ronald Reagan's education secretary
shows that the US labor participation rate – the percentage of adults working or actively seeking employment – plummeted in April 2020, when the country first entered lockdown. Although it's since been rebounding, the data shows that the labor participation rate was already in steady decline even before the pandemic hit.
"I'm not concerned so much about the rich not working so much, as long as they're keeping that economy moving, but I am very concerned about the young," Bennett told Fox Business. "We haven't talked to them about the value of work, we haven't taught them," he continued."Are parents talking to their kids about work and why they work and how important it is? I'm not so sure. Plus, the schools are certainly not doing that."
Bennett added:"The young people's attitude toward work is kind of like their attitude toward most of what adults do these days: they're not in favor."
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