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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Probably true, but the vast majority of IT jobs don't require an advanced degree.[/quote]

The jobs that don't require the degrees though are the ones the Americans are in. The higher level software engineers, architects, chief tech officer positions etc have advanced degrees and usually did not go through a US K-12 school system. [/quote]

I have worked at very large finance companies and technology companies, including some that can only hire U.S. citizens.  
The mindset from Morgan Stanley through Lockheed Martin has been the following: We'd rather hire an undergrad math, stats or engineering student over anything else because those individuals can learn. They can actually learn!  They can actually master difficult subjects and build upon them. 
So we will hire then, invest in them, train them, and retain them!  They're smart!  They work hard!  They pick things up fast (much faster than lib arts people).  They fail and get 40%s on their midterms but that gets curved to a B+ and that's great!  We'll take a B GPA engineering student from Princeton engineering, Wisconsin, Cornell, Syracuse, etc any day. Why again?  BECAUSE THEY CAN FIGURE THINGS OUT AND HAVE A SOLID EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. THey can also figure out MBA programs is short order and then are better set to lead and manage.  Pick that stuff up like cake.

Common Core?  Building blocks math needs to be direct and succint. No funny business, no 10 days to dally about all week on the same topic. Get the building blocks done right and divide students by ability levels.  Norway, UK, Korea, CHina, Japan, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, etc. - all have more % enginering students than the US and can effectively teach math in to 4 year olds through 17 year olds.

If Curr 2.0 and math is not sorted out in 1 or 2 years, or is a big of joke as this article states or as untransparent about tests or results or pupil performance as it has been, we will not hesistate to do what is right for our children.  My husband, educated in Europe, won't stand for a below average curriculum or school system goals, and neither will I.  and certainly not at these tax dollars. Must be an ROI of negative 50%...[/quote]

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