In the 16 December 2011 issue of the Hechinger Report, Nick Pandolfo interviews David Drew, former professor and dean of Claremont Graduate University, about increasing the number of STEM students and professionals. Drew posits several factors in the article (citing his new book Stem the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education in America), including casting the net wider at an earlier age so that children perceive that a STEM career is an option for them, mentoring, and academic and peer support in school. Of note is the fact that Drew believes that every student is capable of learning math and science sufficient to succeed in college, although not all students wish to pursue a four-year STEM degree - some prefer to enter the workforce after post-secondary technical training; he takes a broader view of what constitutes a STEM job than do many. http://hechingerreport.org/content/qa-with-david-drew-broadening-stem-education-and-debunking-its-myths_7186/
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