Last week Black Computer Science grads in the US were making the news for achieving parity.
Now US schoolchildren are busting the myth that they can't cut it in Math and Science. US students can not only compete globally in the core STEM competencies, two states elected to test independently, as if they were independent countries, and their scores ranked just below the top of the list globally!
The Boston Globe
Richard Stutman, president of the Boston Teachers Union, said the results reaffirm what many teachers, parents, and other stake-holders already know:
The teaching and learning in our schools are top-notch.
A prestigious international math and science exam taken by a sampling of schoolchildren in 48 countries revealed that US children made significant gains in math. US 4th graders improved by 11 points and 8th graders improved by 16 points, compared to math scores from 1995 testing.
But it's the performance of Massachusetts students, with a minority school age population similar to the nation's - 8% black and 14% Hispanic - that public school advocates may want to emulate. Both Massachusetts and Minnesota are
in the same league with academic heavyweights... that have long made US policy-makers fearful of losing an economic competitive edge.
from The Boston Globe
Could the American public not be far behind in shedding the belief that we are incompetent and incapable in science and technology?
Two reporters alluded to this misconception amongst Americans in their coverage of the results of the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS).
Here's part of AP's coverage:
American schoolchildren do better than people think in math and science...
The findings contradict a persistent view in the United States that its children are lagging behind the rest of the developed world. An AP poll in June found that nearly two in five people believe American students do worse on math and science tests than those in most of the developed countries.
Not true, the authors of the report said.
Technology news source TG Daily had this take on the issue:
It is a common stigma that students in foreign countries are significantly smarter in math and science than students in the United States, however, that isn’t exactly true.
TG Daily story
Not surprising, considering they covered a RAND study reporting that the US still leads the world in science and technology:
Some people think the USA is going down the tubes in respects to science and technology, but that simply isn’t true according to a new study by the non-profit RAND Corporation. The country outspends the world in research and development and employs most of the world’s Nobel Prize winners. Furthermore, three-fourths of the world’s Top 40 Universities are in the United States.
Much of the concern about the United States losing its edge as the world's leader in science and technology appears to be unfounded
said Titus Galama, co-author of the report and a scientist at RAND.
While tech lobbyists have continued to use performance mythology to bypass American workers, the rankings of student test scores have changed. Japan and other Asian countries have experienced a decrease in their rankings in Math and Science, while US scores have surged ahead. Notice that the demographic sector still behind the curve on test scores are the tech lobbyists. They are still spinning the same destructive performance mythology that they have spewed against US/GC for decades.
It's time to recognize the facts - and the facts are that when US educators invest in the public schools the way that MN & MA did, all children will have the same results in Math and Science. Let's bury this performance myth on KOS.
At the same time, let's overturn this heinous law that produces humiliating want ads that bypass local talent for jobs in our own country.
Title:
Currently Hiring Fresh Graduates on OPT/CPT& H1b's
Skills:
Computer Background
Date:
11-17-2008
Description:
"Hiring Fresh Graduates with computer background".
Mercury Systems Inc. provides consulting and IT services to clients globally. Mercury Systems serves clients in virtually every vertical,as we have specific expertise supporting a broad spectrum of leading organizations in the following industries: Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Financial Services, Insurance and Telecommunications.
Our commitment to provide unparalleled services and proactive solutions makes us unique in what we can offer to our customers.
Mercury Systems provides continues training and learning opportunities to their consultants.
"We invite you to join us to be a part of our family" as we provide:
* Job focused Training for the right candidates.
* Free H1b Sponsorship for eligible OPT candidates.
* Free Training and Accommodation
* Best Compensation package in the industry
* H1b transfers
* Tremendous career growth opportunities
* Lab facilities available
* Talented and committed marketing team for placement assistance.
For further inquiries please contact:
Kamini Kapoor @ 609-243-0230 x 14
Interested candidates may send they resume in a word format document to:
recruiting@mercurysystemsinc.com
Mercury Systems, Inc.
5 Independence Way
Suite 140
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 243-0230
Web: http://www.mercurysystemsinc.com
Location:
Princeton, NJ
Area Code:
609
Tax Term:
FULLTIME
Pay Rate:
DOE
Length:
Position ID:
2008
Dice ID:
RTL032335
Travel Required:
none
Telecommute:
no
http://seeker.dice.com/...
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