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Originally Posted by Riot
http://www.all4ed.org/files/IntlComp_FactSheet.pdf
"The United States ranks 21st of 30 OECD countries in scientific literacy, and the US score of 489 fell below the OECD average of 500."
"One-quarter (24.4 percent) of US fifteen-year-olds do not reach the baseline level of science achievement. This is the level at which students begin to demonstrate the science competencies that will enable them to use science and technology in life situations."
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They are pretty handy with science and technology. Just hand them a computer or video game!
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"After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military."...William S. Burroughs
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