US workers behind Korea, UK, Germany, 19 others in science and math

[sinkingfeeling]

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/09/10366521-us-workers-behind-korea-uk-germany-19-others-in-science-and-math

When it comes to churning out young workers with college degrees in math and science, the United States lags well behind other advanced democracies, ranking just behind Turkey and Spain, according to a new analysis.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development analyzed education rates in its member countries and found that the U.S. is below average in the relative number of 25- to 34-year-old workers who have a degree in so-called STEM fields such as science, engineering, computing and statistics.

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[hifiguy]

1. We don't need no stinkin' science.

There ain't no science in the buybull and ever'body knows that the urth is only 6000 yearz old and that Jebus rode a dinosaur. And no real 'murkan ever needs to learn nuthin' from no damned commie heathen furriners.

[Snake Alchemist]

2. Just look at how radically different their education systems are for the answer. nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Unfortunately, the gap isn't explained by a new enthusiasm for the humanities.

[LongTomH]

4. Add in the fact that the best students in our universities are foreign

And they either come back as H1B workers or go back home and work for outsourcing companies.

Sputnik made us reconsider, and rebuild our educational system. Now, we're being 'Sputniked' every day, and we're not responding!

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Republican utopia is where nobody studies science and math and...

children are taught that evolution is bogus and the Earth is only 5,000 years old.

Why do you think the GOP loves to cut education funds?

[FarCenter]

6. Not included in this chart are China and India

They would rank low in STEM graduates/100,000 employed, but they would have very large absolute numbers due to their population size.