U.S. 15 year olds rank 24th and 25th out of 30 nations in math and science. The stats are even worse for blacks and hispanics. Since these students will soon be our engineers, business leaders and scientists, there is little to be excited about in America's future. As the article starts out, "The Dumbest Generation Is Getting Dumber". http://townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2009/06/03/dumbest_generation_getting_dumber
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT???........treasury secretary cannot run turbotax program,,,, which was designed for average intelligence of 12 year old !!!!!!!!!
No worries, the federal government will hire them. In fact you're MORE likely to get a federal job if you DON'T know what you're going.
I have a european friend who is a top engineer at Toyota. He travels around the world 10 months a year. He says most Americans he encounters are loud, obnoxious and really nobody takes them serious when they talk. Blablabla. Ofcourse it could be just prejudice on his part.
U.S. 15 year olds rank 24th and 25th out of 30 nations in math ------------------ I'll give the 15 year olds a pass. Pelosi said Americans are losing their jobs at the rate of 500 million a month.
If the President is the BEST that the USA can offer then it will take time to recover from the Bush years ! duh baby duh If US culture can't find a comfortable level above the cultural crap of Batman, Superman, Spiderman etc. etc. then there is little hope imho Mickey Mouse may well be the zenith of US creativity What will they think in 100 years time ??