On 14/03/2015 08:12, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 13-3-2015 22:58, Doctor John wrote:
>> On 12/03/15 08:51, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>
http://www.nature.com/news/help-to-fight-the-battle-for-earth-in-us-schools-1.17084?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20150312
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not only in the US...
>>
>> Indeed. Unfortunately, liberal arts graduates seem to vastly outnumber
>> hard science graduates among the politicians of many nations.
>>
>> John
>>
> True. Somehow, scientists are ill prepared for politics although there
> are exceptions.
>
> What I find really worrying is the dwindling interest for scientific
> matters in school curriculae. It starts here with an appalling lack of
> arithmetic knowledge in elementary school teachers.
>

I feel quite smug that I can add up in my head, quicker than a cashier 
with an adding machine.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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