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It has become almost a cliche to point out that U. S. science and technolo-gy are in trouble. The country is not training enough scientists and engineers,and that is largely because it is not convincing enough young people to opt for careers in science and engineering. Why? ’ the finger is routinely pointed at sci-ence education in the elementary and secondary schools. The competing forces of cramming in (covering lots of facts), “dumbing down” (expecting little in
It has become almost a cliche to point out that US science and technolo-gy are in trouble. The country is not trained enough scientists and engineers, and that is largely because it is not convincing enough young people to opt for careers in science and engineering The finger is routinely pointed at sci-ence education in the elementary and secondary schools. The competing forces of cramming in (covering lots of facts), “dumbing down” (expecting little in