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- From: jbh55289@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Josh 'K' Hopkins)
- Subject: Re: Minority Kids into Techies (was Re: Free Middle/High School Broadcasts)
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 06:15:31 GMT
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- det@phlan.sw.stratus.com (David Toland) writes:
-
- >Why would ANYONE want to REDUCE the number of students (white or otherwise)
- >studying to enter science and technology fields??? We have few enough
- >students graduating with even minimal competence in mathematics and
- >the physical sciences.
-
- Yes and no. It's downright scary how little science some people know. On the
- other hand, our economy is currently not interested in hiring scientists and
- technologists regardless of race or creed. The number of highly educated white
- collar workers fired in the last two years would fill a few good sized cities.
-
- >I don't really think minority status should ever enter into it.
-
- Again, yes and no. I'm mildly opposed to special educational treatment for
- minorities and women, mainly because I'm one of the people who doesn't get any.
- I think the best approach is to start from the ground up and be sure you
- encourage kids equally. That said, it's a good idea to make sure you think
- about minorities and women when you do this. For example, showing a tape of
- a flight commanded by Charlie Bolden or narrated by Kathy Sullivan is much more
- effective than unintentionally perpetuating the idea that only middle aged
- white guys have anything to do with space.
- --
- Josh Hopkins jbh55289@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
-
- "Why put off 'til tomorrow what you're never going to do anyway?"
-