I am honored to have the opportunity to speak with you tonight [Flight Safety Foundation’s 5th annual Networking Dinner, July 20, 2017] about the future of aviation and aerospace education and training, in particular as it relates to developing the professionalism and commitment to safety that characterizes our industry.
Let me start by telling you a story that illustrates where we are at this point, in the first quarter of the 21st century, as we, the baby boomers and other post-World War II generations, are working with Generation X, are hiring and learning to manage Generation Y and are just beginning to educate Generation Z.
Blackboard, the education technology company that provides learning management software to schools and universities, invited high school students to sit on an advisory board to provide feedback to the company from the generation that Blackboard serve…
