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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math is an easy way to filter out incapable kids. Engineering is similar.  If one can do math then one can do most other stem fields.[/quote]

That is stupid considering we have a need for STEM people. We don’t need to weed we need to grow.[/quote]

One does need to weed.  There seem to be a lot of kids who have illusions about being engineers or something like that, but just do not have the chops for it.  Basic math (some linear algebra or basic diff equations) is an easy way to filter for it, ideally before college.

Amazes me that parents are willing to pay 70k a year for these basic level classes that people have known about for centuries if not millenia, e.g. calculus, basic physics, etc.  I went to decent high school in Europe and we learned most of the foundational stuff in high school, but we were sorted out earlier around 8th grade based on stem or other ability.[/quote]

I've lived in Europe and seen this in two countries.  It totally leaves out late bloomers and ends up being done largely based on background and parenting.  Let's talk about how many immigrants end up getting to be on the university track.[/quote]

+1 [/quote]

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