CNN的專題報導--Education in America: Don't Fail Me

這是CNN在五月15日播出的節目，Education in America: Don't Fail Me。

他們跟著FRC（FIRST Robotics Competition）的比賽隊伍(高中生？)，貼身採訪報導，討論美國在科學教育及數學教育上的問題。

下面是CNN的節目說明：

In "Don't Fail Me: Education in America", we learn that at this very moment, America's future is at stake. "If we don't generate the next group of innovators, scientists, engineers, and problem solvers," inventor Dean Kamen warns, "our standard of living, our quality of life, our security, will plummet!"

      American students rank 17th in science and 25th in math when compared to other industrialized nations. They don't have the skills to take on the high tech jobs of the future. This is because of how and what we teach American kids. It is also because of a culture that values sports and celebrities above all.

The United States needs to change the way students are taught math and science, and children need to be encouraged and inspired to take the toughest classes in those subjects. There is a nationwide competition designed to motivate high school students to take those classes, push themselves, and learn more. Students Maria Castro, Brian Whited and Shaan Patel are actively involved in it. But is it too late for them? Is it too late for us?

當然，美國的國情及教育現況跟台灣不盡相同，

但是在以考試為主要學習目標的台灣，大家更應該好好想想這些問題。

CNN在Youtube的連結：

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ob1AfM1Dg&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGIxRrKNpFk&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqA8teyVbXc&feature=related
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfYzksIvMn0&feature=related
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ3LrB32lYk&feature=related
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yDOjVgC4b8&feature=related

資料來源：LEGO Education Community