2006-08-25 09:04:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion has always stunted educational advancement.
Copernicus & Galileo finaly got thier excamunicaion lifted just a few years ago and that was for just saying that the earth revolved arround the sun.
Now it's stem cell recearch. These people would rather see an unused embreo from artificial insemination thrown into a trash can than be used for medical advancement. Either way it will never become a person.
2006-08-25 09:19:17 · answer #1 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because we teach political correctness instead of real education. We let the students get by with not spelling correctly, not speaking correctly, many can't put a coherent sentence together. History is being rewritten to satisfy the political correctness people. There are kids that are being taught in Spanish because they can't understand English, why is that? School is more about "issues" than real education. Other countries are passing us by because they still teach the 3 R's.
2006-08-25 09:19:18 · answer #2 · answered by Grandma Susie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We expect too little from our kids in school and in college. We offer no incentives for them to pursue technological fields. To many looking for the easiest quickest buck instead of putting an effort into studies in those fields.
2006-08-25 09:17:52 · answer #3 · answered by Carp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the most important inventions in the HISTORY OF THE WORLD was created (or at least molded) in this country. What else is there really to invent?? Plus, Japan is waaaaay smarter then us.
2006-08-25 09:17:02 · answer #4 · answered by Chris D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America has troubles outside its land such as Iraq and is spending $ for tech to kill people, not use it for medical or scientific uses/projects. We need the $ for our good.
2006-08-25 09:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by Suliman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right on westfal... that is the way it is. Low level education. America stop being in denial and do something about it, before the truth wippes you.
2006-08-25 09:16:37 · answer #6 · answered by curious 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Our educational systems gone down hill. We no longer teach children how to think, just merely what to think. And worse yet, we teach to the lowest level within the class to be sure everyone gets it. We're more worried about everyone having good self-esteem than intelligence.
2006-08-25 09:13:14 · answer #7 · answered by westfallwatergardens 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Wealthy societies tend to have children who do not have the discipline to work hard/study hard to be #1 in science, medicine, technology, engineering.
Poorer societies -- tend to experience the discipline of hard lives -- resulting in children who have the discipline (more often than not) to hang in there and to learn the hard sciences and the hard stuff (in engineering, medicine etc).
Cordially,
John
2006-08-25 09:11:58 · answer #8 · answered by John 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
fundies holding us down with their outdated mythical foolishness
Edit:and to the guy above me. We are not #1 in any of those. Approximately two-thirds of all 'our' college graduates are foreigners. Most American companies are now using larger and larger percentages of outsourcing because of the dismal state of education in our society. Most of the world has stopped arguing about evolution and similar things. We are being left behind, and your unfounded beliefs hold much of the blaim.
2006-08-25 09:10:59 · answer #9 · answered by bc_munkee 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
We don't have strong enough curriculum's in the subjects nor do we present those career choices to children in a desirable light.
2006-08-25 09:09:59 · answer #10 · answered by genaddt 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋