[Right Wing Professor]

Debating whether the outsourcing of America's research base might happen is way too late: it's already happening. The lack of standards in our school systems, public and private, is part of the problem; but if you think private schools are performing any better in producing research-caliber science students, you're wrong. I see science students from both public and private schools, and the private schools are no more distinguished. And when it comes to students admitted to grad. school, most Christian colleges do a terrible job; they simply don't teach chemistry at a high enough level. The problem is not the students themselves; once we've given them remedial courses they do just fine. I think it's mostly that these colleges have small staffs and have faculty covering many areas of chemistry, so they don't really have the expertise needed to teach advanced courses.

[after dark]

You really need to spend some time in the public schools you value so much.

You would find that most of them are not good places to get an education much less a scientific one.

The public schools are chaotic and scary. Most kids are not being taught the basics.

Those large staffs are clueless when it comes to keeping children away from drugs.