Students respond more profoundly to cultural imperatives than to market forces. In the United States, students are insulated from the commercial market's demand for their knowledge and skills. That market lies a long way off — often too far to see. But they are not insulated one bit from the worldview promoted by their teachers, textbooks, and entertainment. From those sources, students pick up attitudes, motivations, and a lively sense of what life is about. School has always been as much about learning the ropes as it is about learning the rotes. We do, however, have some new ropes, and they aren't very science-friendly. Rather, they lead students who look upon the difficulties of pursuing science to ask, "Why bother?"
Article by Peter Wood
2 comments:
It's a catch 22....kids see their parents and other adults being down sized and outsourced to other countries where the mega corps can pay less for the same talent. They then decide that they don't want that to happen to them and stay out of science and tech.
Even I am doing it....I am starting to look for an advanced degree OUTSIDE tech because of the way my job can be outsourced to another country should the company I am working for not meet their quarterly numbers and the big wigs at the top not get their full bonuses....
see, the secret is to become the bigwig. and since this is amerika, a get rich quick scheme is the best easiest way!
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