&gt; He called that “problem number one” in the disconnect between academia and the working world.<p>No. The problem number one is the disconnect between what the working world
<i>wants</i> and what academia was <i>deisgned for</i>, what was <i>suited for</i>, and what
<i>should be doing</i>, all at once. Academia should not produce
manufacture-skilled workers. Manufactures (now called &quot;the industry&quot;) should
teach the students how to work, as they have the skills, the environment, and
the projects that show how one should work in the industry.<p>Academia uses half-a-year semesters, which is too short to see any of the
long-term effects the IT industry experiences. On the other hand, the
semesters are totally adequate to teach plenty of fields today&#x27;s graduates
haven&#x27;t ever seen, but which would broaden the graduates&#x27; minds.<p>If IT companies want to see any skilled workers, they should invest in
training them themselves.