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...problem of not having enough qualified math and science teachers will not be solved by pouring more federal funds into educating more teachers [April 18]. The answer is to pay these teachers enough so schools can compete with industry. For example, one of my former students started with an entry-level pay of $5,000 more than I am getting, and I am at the top of the teaching scale...
...times. Before Sputnik launched a paroxysm of educational reform in 1957, average test scores were actually higher than they are now. From 1963 to 1980, the average scores on Scholastic Aptitude Tests fell more than 50 points in verbal skills (to 424 out of 800) and 36 points in math (to 466). And there was a pronounced rush from tougher to easier or "more relevant" subjects (see chart...
...with 420 in 1977. The rising demand is the result of a declining supply. Between 1972 and 1982, the number of students with high scores (650 points or more out of a possible 800) on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs) plummeted by 45% in verbal skills and 23% in math, although the number of those taking the exams dropped by only 3%. In a time of limited resources, many institutions believe that future success depends upon attracting not just ordinary students but the finest. Admits Helen Horowitz, a public relations official at New York University, which is handing...
Whether it was love at first sight or not, the pair got to know each other in Math 21 A. Vincent says. "Math 21B," according to Anna...
Currently, undergraduates teach in most lower level math, science, and applied science courses, Deborah Hughes Hallot, professor of Mathematics, said yesterday...