[mlc9852]

But how do you get students really interested in math and science?

[razoroccam]

"But how do you get students really interested in math and science?"

That is precisely the problem. Kids are more interested in drugs, clothes, sex, American idol, baseball, football, video games, etc. Who cares about science and mathematics? Throwing money at it will only encourage more 'foreigners" to come here, get education, get experience, and go back to India and China.

[Gefreiter]

Especially considering that public schools- including public universities- spend an inordinate amount of time in sensitivity training, esteem building, and celebrating diversity.

Maybe we'll need to send kids to school year-round, in order to allow time to actually learn something important?

[DustyMoment]

But how do you get students really interested in math and science?

Great question; right on target.

In the 60s we had the space program to interest kids in math, science and engineering. Clinton killed off what could have been the next significant factor in math, science and engineering education - the Super-Conducting Super Collider.

With no end game such as the space program or the SCSC to attract graduates from math, science or engineering programs, all Bush is doing is pre-loading the universities to produce McDonalds management trainees because the jobs that might utilize these graduates are being shipped to India and China.

[Element187]

But how do you get students really interested in math and science?

show the students the weekly paycheck of a Sr Network Engineer or Programmer/Developer.

[Waverunner]

Do the number 36 24 36 come to mind?

[mathluv]

One way is to have good teachers early in schools make it interesting.

[RightWhale]

how do you get students really interested in math and science?

Employment possibilities or scholarships such as the mining, oil/gas industries provide.

[FOG724]

But how do you get students really interested in math and science?

You teach them math and science. You use teachers that wanted to be math and science teachers. Enthusiasm is contagious.