We’ve been posting a lot lately on “middle skills.” Somehow reminiscent of Western Europeans tapping their center-of-the universe perspective to coin the term “Middle East.” Is a similar perspective at play to know when a skill is “middle,” rather than “high” or “low” or “un-“? What is meant by “middle skills” depends on where you sit. Generally, the term refers to more than high school education but less than a bachelor’s. Perhaps an associate or a certificate. Anything that might conjure up the sentimental memory of largely vanished manufacturing jobs—purportedly paying enough to support a family in the old days.