Kids in the US are far behind their foreign counterparts in STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and math). Here is one of the reasons why:
A faculty committee has proposed adding a three credit hours requirement in diversity to the general education curriculum at Wayne State University. It also recommended that WSU drop its university-wide requirement in mathematics, an idea that was carried out on June 13.
“We are proposing the creation of specific ‘Diversity’ courses, with students required to take one course in this designation,” said a document from the General Education Reform Committee, which is recalibrating what the university will expect from all students who earn a degree from the state university. It released the proposal in May.
The committee report said, “These courses will provide opportunities for students to explore diversity at the domestic level and consider the ways in which it intersects with real world challenges at the local, national and/or global level.”
In announcing the change in mathematics, the university said, "This decision was made largely because the current (math) requirement is at a level already required by most high school mathematics curriculum."
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http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/22537
Is diversity more important than mathematics? Apparently so, especially when there are no jobs available for your graduates anyway.
Here's a related blog post about the dumbing down of our children:
http://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2016/06/whom-do-you-believe-mark-zuckerberg-or.html
No written word, no math. What's next? Stick figures instead of language?
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