[Winona Online Democracy]
Paul, I saw that segment also and you brought up some very good points. I remember reading an article several years ago about the US math and science scores and it really bothered me that the US was second from the bottom in the world at the high school level. About all I see as having changed from then, is there is increasing need for competent people in science and engineering, and that a few large corporations realize that their survival depends on having qualified people to hire in the future. Recently IBM announced a program to put some of their employees in schools teaching science and math. Money, or lack of it is only part of the problem, attitude is more of the problem. I have tried to do my small part with the model airplane sessions to have young people actually build something with their hands and understand the science behind it to make it work well. Students that show up for this do well, but getting more than a half dozen students interested in this seems impossible. I have volunteered to speak about my work with computers and no one appears interested in that either. If other community members have other ideas, I would sure like to hear them. Bill Kuhl _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
