In a message dated 10/15/2005 10:28:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
forcejb@YAHOO.COM writes:
But the danger IMO is that there is a very real threat
that science education will be forced to incorporate
decidedly non-scientific material in the classroom.
And this at time when, according to recent studies,
our national scientific literacy and competitiveness
is in serious decline. Why are technology-driven
companies (especially those in the biotech sector) so
silent on this attack on science education? Do they
believe the fight is already lost? Do they not care
b/c they believe they can get all the technical talent
they need from India and China? Do they believe that
HS science education is unimportant? Why the deafening
silence from the corporate community???
John Barrere Fresno, CA
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Because you can be a good engineer and a terrible scientist and because the
political utility of supporting far right fundamentalism hasn't been lost on
corporate interest.