| Is the United States of America falling dangerous | | | | yet. The shortages are huge already. It's also an issue |
| behind in the educational strength of math and | | | | in other first world nations. Even the cars are getting |
| science? Well, some say yes, and others say no - | | | | more complicated, and all the increases technology |
| depending of course, on what you mean by that | | | | across all sectors will need more folks able to handle |
| statement. You see, the US colleges and Universities | | | | all these jobs, new jobs. To this comment, the math |
| lead the world in their science and math programs, | | | | teacher replied: |
| but, we find the students in HS are not keeping up | | | | "I have seen great progress in my years as a math |
| with their counterparts in many nations. | | | | teacher. 8th graders are required to complete |
| Worse, now the Rand Corporation Think Tank has | | | | courses that were once only offered in High School. |
| data and research showing that we are losing our | | | | Achievement scores rise each year at our school, |
| competitive edge in science and math, which will | | | | and we are not alone. There are more students |
| affect our future in very negative way. One Math | | | | attending advanced placement courses than ever |
| Teacher in a California Middle School stated: | | | | before. " |
| "I believe it is always the older generation's agenda | | | | Do you believe this trend that you speak of in your |
| to say the new generation is falling apart. Elvis was | | | | school to be duplicating across the nation? If not why |
| the root of all evil in the 50's in the eyes of the older | | | | and if so then how often? Why ask these additional |
| generation. Later the Hippies were the dawn of | | | | questions, simple, because even if some school |
| another generation collapse in the 60's and 70's. This | | | | districts are making a difference, the data does not |
| trend will never go away." | | | | lie, we are getting ourselves into a pickle and it is |
| Indeed, still in the aerospace industry the average | | | | essential to admit this problem, address it and solve |
| aerospace worker is 58 years old and the kids who | | | | this challenge. |
| will be replacing them have not even started college | | | | |