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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MATH EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTRY. THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. NATIONAL TEST SCORES ARE OUT THIS WEEK. THEY THE NATIONAL...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
THAT THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. WE HAVE TO START RECOGNIZING THAT AND CHANGING IT. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING GOT INTO THE STUDY ABOUT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
27TH OUT OF 29 WEALTHY COUNTRIES IN THE PROPORTION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH DEGREES IN SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING. IS IT THE WAY THAT WE TEACH SCIENCE AND...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
THINKING THAT WE ARE NUMBER ONE BECAUSE WE LOVE THIS COUNTRY AND IT IS GREAT. WE ARE STAGNATING AND GOING DOWN. THE OTHER COUNTRIES ARE COMING UP. IT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. I WANT TO SHOW OUR VIEWERS WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAD TO SAY IN THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS ON THIS ISSUE. >> OVER THE NEXT...
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AS MANY AS ONE-QUARTER OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT EVEN FINISHING HIGH SCHOOL. THE QUALITY OF OUR SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION LAGS BEHIND MANY OTHER NATIONS....
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
I BELIEVE, HAD A FACTS VERSUS RHETORIC OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. THEY NOTED THAT OTHER COUNTRIES DO NOT SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO SCHOOL AS LONG AS WE...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY WELL. DOES EVERYBODY NEED TO BE A SCIENTIST OR ENGINEER? NO. ARE THE BEST OF CHINA'S SCHOOLS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
MY CALL. LET ME JUST EXPLAIN A FEW THINGS. I HAVE BEEN A --
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I AM A RECENTLY RETIRED FIFTH GRADE TEACHER. I TAUGHT FOR 30 YEARS. THIS GREAT MEANS ALL THE SUBJECTS. YOU CAN APPLY WHAT I'M SAYING TO EVERY SUBJECT....
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Vest, Charles M. - President
AGREE THAT ALL OF THE RESEARCH TENDS TO SHOW, ESPECIALLY IN SCIENCE AND MATH AND ENGINEERING, DISCOVERY BASED LEARNING, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE APPLICATION...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
GUEST: THE REPORT IS ON THE WEBSITE OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES. IT'S PRETTY EASY TO FIND.
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Vest, Charles M. - President
IT IS DOWNLOADABLE, FREE IN PDF FORM. HOST: NEA.EDU. WHAT YOU DO AT MIT AND HOW HAS THAT PLAYED A
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ROLE? GUEST: THAT IS SORT OF BACKGROUND FOR ME.
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Vest, Charles M. - President
I'M A GRADUATE OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. IN 1990, I HAD THE REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF MIT, WHICH I DID FOR 14 YEARS. THAT...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HAVE TWO COMMENTS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE A SON AND DAUGHTER.
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THEY'RE BOTH COLLEGE GRADUATES WITH DEGREES IN EDUCATION. I'M TALKING TO THEM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS BOTH OF THEM FACE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
ASSUMED DISCIPLINE IN THE SCHOOLS. THAT'S A BIT WHY I USE THE WORD CULTURE. THE BEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS -- THEY CAN BE ANYWHERE, INCLUDING IN THE INNER...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THIS. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED. THERE ARE UPS AND DOWNS.
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Vest, Charles M. - President
KIDS ARE BEGINNING TO LEARN IN DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES FOR EDUCATORS TODAY IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THAT CREATIVELY. IF YOU THINK...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
WORKED OUT OF CARNEGIE MELLON
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Vest, Charles M. - President
INUNIVERSITY AND OTHERS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP THESE SCHOOLS. I BELIEVE, IN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, IN DUE COURSE, THE USE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: I AM LISTENING TO YOU TALK AND I AGREE WITH YOU THAT MATT HAS GONE DOWN. MY SON IS IN NINTH GRADE
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IN NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WAS INFORMED THAT ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, CALCULUS WOULD NOT BE TAUGHT. IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE KIDS. THIS WAS IN...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
OTHER THAN THAT. LET ME GO BACK TO MY MIT EXPERIENCE FOR A MINUTE. I THINK IT TELLS US SOMETHING. MIT IS FULL OF TRULY EXTRAORDINARY, TAUNTING, DISCIPLINED,...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOME SCHOOLING? IF YOU'RE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
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THEY'RE NOT UP TO THE LEVELS AND STANDARDS THAT YOU THINK THEY SHOULD BE. GUEST: LET ME GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SUGGEST SOMETHING. BY THE WAY, IT'S INTERESTING...
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BACK TO MY MIT EXPERIENCE, WE ALSO GET A VERY SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF EXTRAORDINARY HOME SCHOOLED KIDS. UNFORTUNATELY, EVERY KID IN AMERICA DOES NOT LIVE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
ABOUT HIS STUDIES AND WHAT IT HAD TO DO WITH HOME SCHOOLING. I HAVE A COMMENT. THAT WOULD BE
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THAT -- HE I BELIEVE IT BEGAN IN THE LATE 1970'S OR MAYBE THE EARLY 1980'S. FOCUS ON EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN WOULD BE TO MAKE THEM INTO LITTLE GLOBAL...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
SCHOOLS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO EDUCATING GREAT CITIZENS FOR OUR COUNTRY AND IN THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN FAR BEHIND. WE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU BELIEVE OUR FEAR OF RISK OR
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POSSIBLY LAWSUITS WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN MIGHT BE KEEPING US FROM GIVING THEM THE KIND OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE EARLY THAT MIGHT BE PREPARING THEIR...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
COURSE, IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN IT COMES TO STARTING NEW COMPANIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS AT A...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
HOW CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES TEACH MATH. DO THEY DO IT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE METHODOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES? GUEST: I'M NOT A DEFENSE EXPERT ON THIS,...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
SEEN IT FROM WHEN I WAS IN CHINA AND ALSO IN SINGAPORE. FIRST OF ALL, THEY INSIST ON DEEP DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS. CHINESE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
IT SEEMS LIKE SO MUCH OF THE MAJOR ISSUE
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IS -- YOU JUST MENTIONED WE ARE PRODUCING MORE LAWYERS THAN PH.D.. HOW DO WE CREATE A CULTURE WHERE WE REVERED TEACHERS AND WE ENCOURAGE THE BEST MINDS...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
I WOULD OFFER A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, OUR LEADERS, OUR PRESIDENT, CORPORATE CEO'S, PEOPLE LOOK UP TO TWO TO LEAD OUR SOCIETY, THEY HAVE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THAT BASICALLY TOOK
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Vest, Charles M. - President
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ORIGINAL REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES AND PUT IT INTO LAW. THAT LAW WAS PASSED FIVE YEARS AGO. IT WAS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
STUDY OF SCIENCE AND MATH AND ENGINEERING
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MORE COOL. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT IN OUR COUNTRY COMPARED TO PLACES LIKE SINGAPORE. I WONDER IF YOU CAN COMMENT ON WHAT PARENTS COULD DO AND WHAT SCHOOLS...
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Vest, Charles M. - President
MATH COOL AS VIEWED BY THE COUNTRY. THE FACT IS, THEY ARE COOL. BY THE WAY, THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES ARE WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS. GIVEN WHERE OUR SOCIETY...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
VEST. I WANT TO ASK
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THIS QUESTION, BUT I HAVE SOME COMMENTS. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT INTERVIEW. THE DIFFERENT NATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE STUDY YOU HAVE BEEN REFERENCING...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
YOU FOR ASKING. AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT
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Vest, Charles M. - President
SOME OF THESE STATISTICS, ONE OF US MENTIONED THAT THE UNITED STATES AMONG THE OECD COUNTRIES IS NO. 11 IN THE FRACTION OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE 25 TO 35...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION OF HOW
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
PEOPLE, MYSELF, MIGHT BECOME MORE INVOLVED WITH THE EDUCATION PROCESS.
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I CREATED QUITE A NUMBER OF DEMONSTRATIONS IN ASTRONOMY. ASTRONOMY IS THE FIRST SCIENCE. IF YOU GO BACK GENERATIONS, IT WAS THE FIRST OBSERVABLE SCIENCE....
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Vest, Charles M. - President
CAN IMAGINE HOW WELL THAT WOULD RUB OFF ON YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS WOULD HAVE TO START AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. I HOPE YOU'RE GETTING SOME RECEPTIVITY, EITHER THROUGH...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
CVEST ON THE LINE FOR REPUBLICANSNEAU --
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Vest, Charles M. - President
CVEST AT NEAU.EDU. GUEST: AT THE POOR SCHOOLS, THE TEACHERS HANDS ARE TIED. THEY'RE TIED BY FEDERAL AND
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Vest, Charles M. - President
STATE REGULATION. SOME SCHOOLS, THE TEACHERS CANNOT TEACH THEIR KIDS AND THEIR MULTIPLICATION THE OLD- FASHIONED WAY. HOST: UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE TO LEAVE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
A PROBLEM. WE HAVE GOT TO UNFREEZE THIS SYSTEM. SOME OF THE REGULATIONS
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Vest, Charles M. - President
ARE TOO TIGHT AND NOT ALLOW THE TEACHERS TO BRING OUT THEIR PASSION AND CREATIVITY. YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. THE STATISTICS WE...
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Brawner, Greta Wodele - Host
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THAT DOES IT FOR TODAY'S "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." WE WANT TO BRING YOU TO THE SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY WILL BE HEARING...
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THERE
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