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Why does U.S. fail in science education?

The few times that Huan Kiat Koh came home with poor grades when he was growing up in Singapore, he vividly remembers his mother’s response.

"She would scold me, and then tell me to sit down and work," said Mr. Koh, a sophomore majoring in materials science at Carnegie Mellon University. "In general in Singapore, parents feel grades are very important for their kids.

"I think I read that American parents, when their kids get bad test scores, tend to be more sympathetic and worry about the kids’ self-esteem," he said wryly.

That "tiger mother" approach may be one reason Singapore students consistently score at the top on international science knowledge tests, and American parents’ more forgiving attitude may play some role in the less impressive U.S. scores.

By Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Full Story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11079/1133328-84.stm

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High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) for high school juniors or seniors who demonstrate an interest in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) http://matr.net/article-43757.html

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