Venezuela's exodus is leaving it without teachers, doctors and electricians
Anthony Faiola, Rachelle Krygier | 4 Jun, 2018 9:37am An unruly 9-year-old bolted from his classroom, prompting a volunteer teacher to chase him down the hall.
He would normally be hauled straight to Romina Sciaca's office. But the guidance counsellor was gone - part of a wave of staffers to flee Aquiles Nazoa Elementary School.
This collapsing socialist state is suffering one of the most dramatic outflows of human talent in modern history, with Aquiles Nazoa offering a glimpse into what happens when a nation begins to empty out.
Vast gaps in Venezuela's labour market are causing a breakdown in daily life, and robbing this nation of its future. The exodus is broad and deep - an outflow of doctors, engineers, oil workers, bus drivers and electricians.
And teachers.
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'Atlas Shrugged', come to life. The story won't end well.
