Re: How 40 years of liberal experiments killed U.S. science education

In article <1185679157.175857.113300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
LarryG <larryg_uu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 28, 10:35 am, Rich <rander3...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The fact something like this exists is further testament to the fact
of the subject. Replace sciences with "social sciences" in the
schools and now Third World countries like India turn out most of the
engineers and scientists.

There is quite enough blame to go around for the current sorry state
of science, education, and amateur astronomy in the United States.
Conservatives and capitalists were even more instrumental than the
timid, appeasing liberals they like to demonize.

Consider the fact that many years ago, those technically talented
youths who could readily absorb the information, gained the training,
and entered the workforce in technical fields. And they were paid
handsomely for their efforts. They were paid so well, in fact, that
they had a disincentive to return to the classroom to teach the next
generations.

Isn't the answer simply that "many years ago" the highest-status job
available to a smart woman was schoolteacher, and nowadays teaching
doesn't have first call on the smartest part of half the population?

Tom
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