Pew Research/ Smithsonian Survey

[Split Rock]

In the May 2013 issue of Smithsonian (pp 48-49), there is an interesting article on the results of a recent national survey they did with the Pew research Center on education. One question they asked was: "From Kindergarten through 12th grade, what one subject should schools emphasize more than they do now?" The results:
Mathematics: 30%
English/Grammar: 19%
Science: 11%
History/ Social Studies: 10%
Arts/ Music: 6%
Computer science: 4%
P.E./ Health: 2%
Religion/ Bible/ Creationism: 2%
Economics/ Finance: 2%
Foreign language: 1%
Manners/Respect: 1%
Other: 4%
Don't know/ No answer: 8%

Note that Science got 11% and Religion/ Bible/ Creationism got only 2%. Thus, regardless of the desire of many Americans for "equal treatment" of the subjects, they tend to think that science is more important, or at least needs to be taught more. The article emphasized that "STEM" subjects got a combined 45% (math, science and computers).

How Much Do Americans Know About Science? | Ideas & Innovations | Smithsonian Magazine

 

[AV1611VET]

In the May 2013 issue of Smithsonian (pp 48-49), there is an interesting article on the results of a recent national survey they did with the Pew research Center on education. One question they asked was: "From Kindergarten through 12th grade, what one subject should schools emphasize more than they do now?" The results:
Mathematics: 30%
English/Grammar: 19%
Science: 11%
History/ Social Studies: 10%
Arts/ Music: 6%
Computer science: 4%
P.E./ Health: 2%
Religion/ Bible/ Creationism: 2%
Economics/ Finance: 2%
Foreign language: 1%
Manners/Respect: 1%
Other: 4%
Don't know/ No answer: 8%

Note that Science got 11% and Religion/ Bible/ Creationism got only 2%. Thus, regardless of the desire of many Americans for "equal treatment" of the subjects, they tend to think that science is more important, or at least needs to be taught more. The article emphasized that "STEM" subjects got a combined 45% (math, science and computers).

How Much Do Americans Know About Science? | Ideas & Innovations | Smithsonian Magazine

We say the Bible/Creationism needs to be taught at home and in the churches.

I would hate to see what mess comes out of the public school system, should they ever go back to teaching the Bible/Creationism after decades of moral decay have passed.

 

[Joshua0035]

Mathematics: 30%

When I did construction work I was AMAZED at how little people know about math. I use to ask them if they ever took algebra or geometry. They always said NO, yet they were out cutting boards and material and working with math all day long. Without ever having learned some of the basic fundamentals about what they were doing.

 

[USincognito]

Note that Science got 11% and Religion/ Bible/ Creationism got only 2%. Thus, regardless of the desire of many Americans for "equal treatment" of the subjects, they tend to think that science is more important, or at least needs to be taught more. The article emphasized that "STEM" subjects got a combined 45% (math, science and computers).

This is good to know. The Bible can take a hike.

 

[Elendur]

Two words:
Yay, math!