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Originally posted by mo'betta rattler:
From the article:

“The take away message from this report is that the United States is losing the race to prepare the minds of the future generation,” Dr. Phillips said. “The report shows the United States needs to substantially increase the scientific and mathematical competency of the general adult population so citizens can better understand and address many of the world’s most-pressing problems.”

“In addition we need larger numbers of people working in the scientific disciplines in order to better compete in a global economic environment,” Dr. Phillips said. “To achieve these goals, national and state policy makers need indicators of scientific and mathematical progress early in the educational pipeline. It is argued that the strategy of linking NAEP to TIMSS helps to provide this system of indicators.”

This whole thing is continuing to crumble as we watch. The Asian countries, esp. China, are poised to assume the lead in the technology race at some point. Even more curious is the US companies' schemes to get foreign born and educated engineers and scientists into the USA to work DESPITE THE AVAILABILITY of US citizens to do the job. Why? They can pay them much less and they WILL NOT complain. Add that to the ability to just use the workforce in those countries and not move them to the US for the same reasons. Do I sense an ominous trend here? Stay tuned.....

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Originally posted by THE DREAMER:

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Originally posted by mo'betta rattler:
From the article:

“The take away message from this report is that the United States is losing the race to prepare the minds of the future generation,” Dr. Phillips said. “The report shows the United States needs to substantially increase the scientific and mathematical competency of the general adult population so citizens can better understand and address many of the world’s most-pressing problems.”

“In addition we need larger numbers of people working in the scientific disciplines in order to better compete in a global economic environment,” Dr. Phillips said. “To achieve these goals, national and state policy makers need indicators of scientific and mathematical progress early in the educational pipeline. It is argued that the strategy of linking NAEP to TIMSS helps to provide this system of indicators.”

This whole thing is continuing to crumble as we watch. The Asian countries, esp. China, are poised to assume the lead in the technology race at some point. Even more curious is the US companies' schemes to get foreign born and educated engineers and scientists into the USA to work DESPITE THE AVAILABILITY of US citizens to do the job. Why? They can pay them much less and they WILL NOT complain. Add that to the ability to just use the workforce in those countries and not move them to the US for the same reasons. Do I sense an ominous trend here? Stay tuned.....

Interesting point and forecast.
__No child left behind

__ We still have some more difficult days ahead.

___ A nation still @ risk

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Originally posted by FAMU CLIFF:
I see a unique opportunity for HBCU's to grow technology centers based on growing aptitude at the lower levels of secondary education and bringing those children into the fold. FAMU is a the top producer of Black Ph.d's in physics and a top producer of Doctors of Pharmacology. We need to build on brands such as these to attract more students and research dollars. With the market being in such need in America, programs of note will attract research dollars and recruiters.