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People keep saying Americans stink at math, americans don't understand science, americans are ignorant, etc. And yet at the same time we have these sorts of tr
by droithomme 10y ago
People keep saying Americans stink at math, americans don't understand science, americans are ignorant, etc.
And yet at the same time we have these sorts of track records:
http://www.popsci.com/us-dominates-at-sending-stuff-to-mars http://www.popsci.com/us-dominates-at-sending-stuff-to-mars
It's not just Mars or the moon, or decades ago, the US also is where most operating systems and software and CPUS are conceived of and designed. As well as countless other things that people who are so ignorant would not reasonably be expected to be able to do.
- sssilver 10y agoHow many of the people involved in those accomplishments are boasting American middle school education?
- tmerr 10y agoI agree USA has an impressive track record for space exploration and is at the forefront of computing, but that seems like more of a reflection of our economy and top talent than overall math literacy. Ideally we would have the best of both worlds: good high school education, and a good economy, but for some reason the former lags behind.