这是思科CEO钱伯斯在接受访问时所说的一些话Cisco CEO on U.S. Education: 'We're Losing the Battle'
他认为美国教育体制过份忽视数学和科学教育，而中国在这方面值得学习．
Chambers points to a 2004 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study which found that U.S. 15-year-olds ranked 24th in math and 18th in science among 38 industrialized countries．他认为别说是美国15岁的孩子在数学成绩上的世界排名是24，18岁的青年在科学成绩上的排名是18，试问美国会对自己在任何世界排行榜上处于24名的位置会满意吗？
钱伯斯以为会有这样的坏成绩，更是要提醒美国政府应该reform its primary and secondary educational system from kindergarten all the way through college and beyond. And he says we have to focus on preparing students for careers in engineering and other technical disciplines. 揥e抳e got to get back to what made this country great our education system,?Chambers says. By parents taught me that the great equalizer in life was your education, not where you are from or your religion, or the color of your skin?
他认为美国一定要反思自己的教改．We either gain the hearts and minds of the students in kindergarten through eighth grade, or we lose them,?he says. Teaching, he says, should be faster paced, focus earlier and more rigorously on math and science, and concentrate as much on the girls as on the boys. "The way we were taught 30 years ago is not the way to do it today," he says. We also need more high-quality teachers, he says, adding that he would like to see the top 25% of people in the country thinking about teaching, and not just the people who have a good heart."不仅要从幼儿园起就重视孩子的情感和智力教育，更要重视早期的数学和科学教育．不仅是是有爱心的人从事教育工作，社会上的优秀人士都应该尽可能地为教育献计献力． 和韦钰院士的说法不谋而合．
When he looks at China and India, Chambers sees two countries ach with more than a billion people that are methodically focusing their efforts on improving the math and science skills of their top students. For every new engineering graduate in the U.S., which has a much smaller population to begin with, there are five in China, he says. in China and India, they clearly understand that if they get the engineers, then they get the managers, then they get the companies, then they get the innovation."
他认为在中国，大家都会很有方法地来促进学生提高数学和科学技能．中国人和印度人都很清楚，有了工程师就有了管理者，就会有公司，然后就会出现创新，相比较而言，美国弱得多（真的吗？不知道他为什么会这样讲）
In addition to improving education, some countries are also investing more heavily in their infrastructures. China, in particular, is creating a superior broadband infrastructure and a regulatory environment that is more conducive to innovation than what we have in this country, says Chambers. This should create a sense of urgency for us,?he warns.
他极力赞同中国的基础教育．他认为这对于创新非常有帮助，美国应该从中感受到危机感．
看了钱伯斯的这段讲话，不仅让我想起了上世纪八十年代中美两国学者互访后得出的结论，大意是中国学生认真严谨，学习非常刻苦，未来一定会成为世界强国，美国学生散漫，无纪律，对学习没有认真对待，二十年后的发展不被看好。是啊，我们都觉得对方做得很好，自己表现很差。殊不知在别人的眼里，自己没有发现的地方或者自认为是缺点的地方也会闪光。不要矫枉过正，只有真正看清自己欠缺的是什么，在一个历史时期内坚持地做下去，可能会更好一些。
何老师说，没有一种教育或学习理论是唯一的，要根据不同的学习类型和场合结合起来使用，可是在某一个时期，根据特定的情况，只能主要使用一种。我想可能也是这个意思。美国基础教育薄弱是不争的事实，中国人的创新能力不强也是公认的事实。可是为什么薄弱的基础教育能带来超强创意的民族呢？为什么忽视科学和数学教育的学校会让国家在信息时代，在数字时代引领全世界的数字热潮呢？这中间的环节里，我们没发现的重点是什么呢？作者: 梦幻妖精 时间: 2005-4-19 09:07
看标题就知道很厉害，都上纲上线了作者: lljjnn 时间: 2005-4-19 09:19
好。透彻。一定的教育思想，离不开一定的政治经济基础。作者: kelis 时间: 2005-4-22 23:39
分析得透彻极了，厉害啊