Dan Warmenhoven, CEO of Silicon Valley data management company NetApp (formerly Network Appliance), has written an editorial titled "Technology’s Education Gap" that appears in Forbes.com.
Here’s an excerpt:
America’s leadership in technological innovation has been the result of our strength and passion for science, math and engineering. But that strength and passion is dwindling as American students continue to fall behind.
The Washington Post reports that in science, 15-year-old American students ranked 16th out of the 30 countries tested by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. In math, American kids ranked 24th...
Clearly, something needs to change. If America is to be among the leaders, if not the leader, of the next wave of innovation, we must apply our principles of technological innovation and creativity to our education system.
Mr. Warmenhoven goes on to suggest that changes will need to take place at home...
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