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Does the U.S. have an art/design problem or shortage relative to other nations? (non-rhetorical question, please answer). It does seem clear that the U.S. is be
by outlace 11y ago
Does the U.S. have an art/design problem or shortage relative to other nations? (non-rhetorical question, please answer). It does seem clear that the U.S. is behind many other nations in STEM fields. Seems like promoting STEAM vs STEM would be somewhat mutually antagonistic.
- zitterbewegung 11y agoHow exactly is the US behind other nation in STEM fields?
- outlace 11y agoI've seen various sources claim the US is behind other nations in STEM fields, particularly math, at the primary and secondary levels. e.g. https://www.nms.org/AboutNMSI/TheSTEMCrisis/STEMEducationStatistics.aspx https://www.nms.org/AboutNMSI/TheSTEMCrisis/STEMEducationSta...
- rewqfdsa 11y agoThese disparities disappear once you account for certain key demographic differences. In modern service-economy societies, average educational attainment is unimportant. What matters is how many positive-marginal-product people you have, and the US still produces them in spades.