tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post113218445035640088..comments2023-09-11T08:58:24.710-06:00Comments on Reach Upward: The Wrong Educational Focus Will Hurt Our EconomyScott Hinrichshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-1132809033977914082005-11-23T22:10:00.000-07:002005-11-23T22:10:00.000-07:00Absolutely undeniable truth!! I did read this arti...Absolutely undeniable truth!! I did read this article and found much truth.As I look down the road to retirement within my own field of endeavor, I see my own organization already beginning to struggle with the loss of techno-savy recruits to other pursuits. My group is definetly " greybeards" of the times. There is already talk of moving engineering overseas. This article is right on the markAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-1132290963307591752005-11-17T22:16:00.000-07:002005-11-17T22:16:00.000-07:00Excellent post! I thought the legislature address...Excellent post! I thought the legislature addressed the problem in 2003 with SB 154, which was supposed to focus our schools more on the core curriculum. But, as you point out, it isn't working out that way. More work to do.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to take a step forward this year with a math 4-6 initiative. If students don't successfully make the leap from numeric to algebraic skills during those grades (as is the case for many of our students), we've lost them as potential engineers before they even hit high school.steve u.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07878364264013490969noreply@blogger.com