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The Science Education Myth

Posted by Zonk on from the we-still-have-some-skills dept.

xzvf writes "BusinessWeek says that you should not listen to the conventional wisdom. According to a new report, US schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support. 'The authors of the report, the Urban Institute's Hal Salzman and Georgetown University professor Lindsay Lowell, show that math, science, and reading test scores at the primary and secondary level have increased over the past two decades, and U.S. students are now close to the top of international rankings. Perhaps just as surprising, the report finds that our education system actually produces more science and engineering graduates than the market demands.'"

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  1. The problems with their numbers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The math was done by US educated researchers using excel 2007.

  2. No one's arguing... by Shotgun · · Score: 4, Funny

    that our schools are graduating enough competent scientists. The problem is that we're not graduating enough extraordinary scientists with an extensive patent portfolio willing to work for subsistence wages.

    Sheesh! I thought everybody knew that.

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  3. The Downside by MSTCrow5429 · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Perhaps just as surprising, the report finds that our education system actually produces more science and engineering graduates than the market demands."

    Foreshadowing a critical shortage of French Lit. majors.

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  4. Re:really??? by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    and I quote... " We will plug up your networking gear for performance." WTF??? this is a college grad! As long as they write it politely, as in "Yo, we will plug up your networking gear for performance, man", I suppose it's acceptable.

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  5. Re:really??? by sammy+baby · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as they write it politely, as in "Yo, we will plug up your networking gear for performance, man", I suppose it's acceptable.


    I believe the correct usage in that case would be, "We will pimp out your networking gear," etc.

    Alternatively, one could use "trick out," "style," or "smack that bitch up."

    Werd.
  6. The report fails to mention that... by MeditationSensation · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..while we are turning out more science students, all of them believe the Earth is 6,000 years old.