Science and math have zoomed to the top of the nation's education agenda. Yet Amanda Cook, a parent of two school-age girls, can't quite see the urgency.
"In Maine, there aren't many jobs that scream out 'math and science,"' said Cook, who lives in Etna, in the central part of the state. Yes, both topics are important, but "most parents are saying you're better off going to school for something there's a big need for."
Nationwide, a new poll shows, many parents are content with the science and math education their children get -- a starkly different view than that held by national leaders.
Fifty-seven percent of parents say "things are fine" with the amount of math and science being taught in their child's public school. High school parents seem particularly content -- 70 percent say their child gets the right amount of science and math.
- thanks to the Associated Press for this.
Well, Amanda, computer jobs are being outsourced to India, menial jobs are being done by illegal immigrants, and manufactured goods are made for five cents on the dollar in Indochina. Maine isn't going to have as wide a variety of jobs when your kids are in their twenties as you had.
Your two children will basically have two options when they grow up.
Working in a cutting edge industry that doesn't exist yet, for which they'll need lots of math and science.
Or ditchdigger. Decide.
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