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Re: Who Controls Education ?

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Originally Posted by pramjockey View Post
It seems to be mostly a lack of interest.

A terrifying one, too.

The lack of science-educated citizens is going to really hurt this country.
Absolutely! It's very scary to me...very.

[edit] If only one of the networks would come up with a popular TV series glamorizing engineering and/or a pure science. We could have the Perry Mason effect or the ER effect, and see more kids take up one of the subjects. [/edit]
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