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Catalunya pierde 20.400 alumnos de infantil y primaria en este cursoLa pérdida se debe, mayormente, al descenso demográfico continuado de la natalidad desde hace más de una décadaLas escuelas catalanas han perdido 20.416 alumnos en la etapa de infantil y primaria respecto al curso pasado, según ha expuesto la consellera de Educación, Anna Simó, en la rueda de prensa de presentación del curso escolar 2023-2024.La persistente caída demográfica que se nota curso a curso está vaciando las aulas y menguando los colegios. Son menos los alumnos que entran en el sistema y más los que se van y la pérdida es consistente en cada uno de los cursos, de 3 a 12 años. Además, según fuentes del departamento, se está produciendo una movimiento migratorio de alumnos hacia fuera de Catalunya, un aspecto no contabilizado aún. En segundo ciclo de infantil, de 3 a 6 años, se pierden 10.495 alumnos y en primaria, 9.921 en total. Las consecuencias del descenso son aulas con menos niños por profesor y por tanto habrá "mayor calidad educativa", según aseguró Simó.En 6º de primaria, el último curso de la etapa, había en junio del año pasado unos 81.570 alumnos, que hace nueve años iniciaron I3 con aproximadamente equivalente magnitud (unos 3.500 menos porque algunas familias no escolarizan a sus hijos hasta 1º de primaria).En este curso la previsión de la promoción de niños de 3 años es de casi 58.000, la cifra más baja desde el año 2006 y distante en 23.600 alumnos menos respecto a la de este curso. En la etapa de infantil, la pérdida de alumnos mayor se produce en I4 e I5 respecto al curso 2022-2023. Las aulas se han empequeñecido en más de 4.000 alumnos en I4 y otros tantos (4.600) en I5. El adelgazamiento ha sido rápido. De los 68.400 alumnos que han dejado la etapa de infantil este septiembre y se han ido a primaria a los 58.000 que entrarán por primera vez en I3 este año.Los mismo pasa en primaria. En 1º de primaria la previsión es que haya 71.650 alumnos, prácticamente 10.000 menos que los que empezaron este curso hace seis años. El escalón mayor se da en 5º de primaria, con 4.400 alumnos menos.El descenso demográfico se empezó a notar en los alumnos que ahora hacen 3º de la ESO, pero no se experimentaron caídas tan pronunciadas como las que se ven en primaria.En la etapa de secundaria se observa mayor estabilidad, con prácticamente el mismo alumnado que en el curso anterior (344.525).En bachillerato y FP se dan, de nuevo, cambios. O más bien se está consolidando una tendencia que ya se inició en el curso pasado. Una fuerte pérdida de alumnado en bachillerato (11.656 menos que el año anterior) y una nueva alza en Formación Profesional (FP) de 8.300 alumnos más, de los que casi la mitad corresponden a alumnos que se matriculan en ciclos formativos de grado medio.(...)
Workers are Resisting Calls to Return to OfficesPosted by EditorDavid on Monday September 04, 2023 @07:34AM from the happy-Labor-Day dept.America's return-to-office has been a "lagging return," reports the Washington Post:CitarEven with millions of workers across the country being asked to return to their cubicles, office occupancy has been relatively static for the past year. The country's top 10 metropolitan areas averaged 47.2 percent of pre-pandemic levels last week, according to data from Kastle Systems. This time last year, the average was around 44 percent....About 52 percent of remote-capable U.S. workers are operating under hybrid arrangements, according to data from Gallup, while 29 percent are exclusively remote. And though executives like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg have argued that the rise of flexible work has had a deleterious effect on productivity, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that labor productivity rose 3.7 percent in the second quarter of 2023 and is up 1.3 percent compared to this time last year.While employers cite the collaborative benefits of spending time together in person, the majority of hybrid arrangements aren't fostering the connections bosses want to see, according to Rob Cross, associate professor of management at Babson College who studies collaboration across various companies through surveys, email and meeting data. He's found that mandates for a certain number of days in office are missing the mark, "because you're not getting the right people who need to collaborate... What we're seeing that's more successful is when companies are using some form of analytics" to determine which workers need to come in on the same days, Cross said. He estimates that only about 5 percent of organizations are taking this approach. "Leaders are just saying, 'We need water-cooler moments,' " Cross said. "They're not looking and saying, 'These are the interactions we need to stimulate.' "But the article argues that "After more than two years of trying to coax workers back into offices, bosses are losing their patience... Even tech companies that were once champions of remote work are changing their tune." The article cites return-to-office policies at Zoom, Meta, and Amazon, arguing that "Employers have new leverage as the labor market has cooled, leaving workers less room to be choosy..."CitarThe days of enticing employees with free food, laundry services and yoga classes are largely over. Now, executives are resorting to threats — and it's forcing some workers to decide whether they're willing to give up the flexibility they've gotten used to... "The pendulum has shifted from employees having all the power," said Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures, a venture fund in Toronto that works with early stage companies across North America. The bulk of start-up founders he works with are requiring employees to be in offices a few days a week, although there's pushback. "During the pandemic, a lot of salespeople were taking calls from the top of mountains on hiking trips," Cohen said. "That's not working anymore...."[R]emote work is becoming harder to find. Roughly 8 percent of all job postings now advertise remote or hybrid work, according to Nick Bunker, director of North American economic research at Indeed Hiring Lab. That's down from 9.7 percent last year, he said, but still up significantly over pre-pandemic levels.The workplace software company HqO's chief executive says workers are after "elevated experiences they can't get at home". Their data shows workers attracted by free food, high-quality tools, and attractive workspaces — but "The number one thing people want out of a workplace is concentration space..You're not going to get them into a place just built for social interaction. You've got to be able to concentrate...."But the CEO of PR software company Muck Rack says going fully remote benefited their workers — both their well-being and their productivity. "I hope more people see the potential here and don't just go along with the return-to-office narrative.
Even with millions of workers across the country being asked to return to their cubicles, office occupancy has been relatively static for the past year. The country's top 10 metropolitan areas averaged 47.2 percent of pre-pandemic levels last week, according to data from Kastle Systems. This time last year, the average was around 44 percent....About 52 percent of remote-capable U.S. workers are operating under hybrid arrangements, according to data from Gallup, while 29 percent are exclusively remote. And though executives like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg have argued that the rise of flexible work has had a deleterious effect on productivity, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that labor productivity rose 3.7 percent in the second quarter of 2023 and is up 1.3 percent compared to this time last year.While employers cite the collaborative benefits of spending time together in person, the majority of hybrid arrangements aren't fostering the connections bosses want to see, according to Rob Cross, associate professor of management at Babson College who studies collaboration across various companies through surveys, email and meeting data. He's found that mandates for a certain number of days in office are missing the mark, "because you're not getting the right people who need to collaborate... What we're seeing that's more successful is when companies are using some form of analytics" to determine which workers need to come in on the same days, Cross said. He estimates that only about 5 percent of organizations are taking this approach. "Leaders are just saying, 'We need water-cooler moments,' " Cross said. "They're not looking and saying, 'These are the interactions we need to stimulate.' "
The days of enticing employees with free food, laundry services and yoga classes are largely over. Now, executives are resorting to threats — and it's forcing some workers to decide whether they're willing to give up the flexibility they've gotten used to... "The pendulum has shifted from employees having all the power," said Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures, a venture fund in Toronto that works with early stage companies across North America. The bulk of start-up founders he works with are requiring employees to be in offices a few days a week, although there's pushback. "During the pandemic, a lot of salespeople were taking calls from the top of mountains on hiking trips," Cohen said. "That's not working anymore...."[R]emote work is becoming harder to find. Roughly 8 percent of all job postings now advertise remote or hybrid work, according to Nick Bunker, director of North American economic research at Indeed Hiring Lab. That's down from 9.7 percent last year, he said, but still up significantly over pre-pandemic levels.
(...)La rimas ripiosas de embrollo son tan difíciles como las de bisoño: bollo, follo, chollo, pollo y, sobre todo, subdesarrollo.Subdesarrollo y BRICS no riman, no.___(*) Ruyard Kipling es famoso por «if», pero también por «it»:Tisn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just It. Some women'll stay in a man's memory if they once walk down a street.]
Rudyard Kipling, generalmente considerado como un imperialista eduardiano particularmente puritano, fue el primero en utilizar la palabra "It" en relación con el atractivo femenino. En Mrs Bathhurst, su cuento de 1904, Kipling se refirió a la "cualidad especial" de la camarera del mismo nombre. "No es belleza, por así decirlo, ni necesariamente buenas palabras. Es simplemente eso. Algunas mujeres permanecerán en la memoria de un hombre una vez que caminan por la calle". Para Kipling, "Eso" era un eufemismo de atractivo sexual. Mientras tanto, en los Estados Unidos, a principios de siglo, ser "eso" significaba ser "lo último", insinuando las connotaciones modernas de "en el momento y el lugar correctos" que la frase llegó a evocar.
(...)Si puedes soñar sin que los sueños te dominen;Si puedes pensar y no hacer de tus pensamientos tu único objetivo;Si puedes encontrarte con el Triunfo y el Desastre,y tratar a esos dos impostores de la misma manera.(...)
Respecto a China y la planificación central. No es que China tenga una economía controlada, es que literalmente es la economía menos controlada del mundo. En comparación, EE. UU parece un país socialista; aparte de ser un país totalmente desregulado. Literalmente es una selva empresarial y laboral. (...)