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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

On-Line Poll Indicates 99% of Teens Understand Importance of Math & Science

In a September 2010 on-line poll of 1,000 teens by Intel and Penn Schoen Berland, 99% agreed that math and science are important, but only 10% felt that the US is tops in those disciplines.  Many believed that lack of discipline and work ethic in the US was the reason for the lack of primacy.  Fifty-eight percent felt their future career plans would involve the subjects.  http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2010/11/09/are-american-teens-asking-for-a-challenge?cid=rss-258152-c1-261813

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