NYTimes
The United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels, a new study asserts, and girls who do succeed in the field are almost all immigrants or the daughters of immigrants from countries where mathematics is more highly valued.
The study suggests that while many girls have exceptional talent in math — the talent to become top math researchers, scientists and engineers — they are rarely identified in the United States. A major reason, according to the study, is that American culture does not highly value talent in math, and so discourages girls — and boys, for that matter — from excelling in the field. The study will be published Friday in Notices of the American Mathematical Society.
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I guess we file this under "No Child Left Behind"? But I can't help but wonder how we plan to compete in the future. I guess we'd better cut some more taxes ... or borrow some more. Borrow would be a good idea! After all, paying taxes is NOT a patriotic kinda thing.
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