In Washington, there have been several meetings to trying to solve the problem of delivering students to learning , and careers in science, math , engineering and technology ( STEM).
Those interested in the problem say, that he nation's STEM workforce development system is unreliable. They say that we will not be able to fill the need for a skilled workforce in the STEM fields if our school system continues to wait until high school or beyond to seek to develop student interest and skills in the STEM fields. What do you think about this, and how do you think we can meet the challenge of interesting students in STEM pathways to learning? Some say that the current emphasis on NCLB, omits time for science . If you were talking to the groups of people trying to decide how to make a difference in education for STEM related subjects, what would you say or advise? Are we being passive in the assumption that we are world leaders? Are we so glued to the tube that we don't have an awareness that we are losing our edge in competitiveness in the world? Is America listening? …the generation of scientists and engineers who were motivated to go into science by the threat of Sputnik in 1957 and the inspiration of JFK are reaching their retirement years and are not being replaced in the numbers that they must be if an advanced economy like that of the United States is to remain at the head of the pack. — The World is Flat Bonnie Bracey Sutton bbracey at aol com Albert Einstein said "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
