Obama Pushes STEM in State of the Union

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As a STEM Facilitator in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, I applaud President Obama's declaration to improve and increase STEM Mastery.
Our organization, von Schiller Home School functions as a STEM HUB, researching, gathering and distributing STEM materials and lessons in collaboration with public, private,parochial schools, with informal education in enrichment venues such as the War Eagles Air Museum,Local Public School Districts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Civil Air Patrol and the local Housing Authorities, and the El Paso Public Libraries.
In graduate school we were versed in becoming agents of positive social change, to that end our mission is to increase early STEM LITERACY and STEM MASTERY.
JERI HALLBERG HARMON (de Tamez), M. Ed.
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Jeri Halberg Harmon (de Tamez), M. Ed. of TX 11:59AM April 03, 2013

B.S. in Physiology with a minor in Chemistry?
Then, you are not proficient enough. STEM are aimed for Masters and PhDs. Students with bachelors degree are not good enough to take many of the jobs. I've worked with many. Many of them just do what you tell them to. Most students with B.S degree from good universities should be able to get decent job farily quickly unless you're not good enough. Just going to University and graduate is not all. You need to know what you are doing. Don't blame others for your own incapability.

John Briener of GA 5:00PM February 27, 2013

Blah blah blah!!! Nobody cares!!!

Lindsay Smith of CO 6:41PM May 22, 2012

I have a B.S. in Physiology with a minor in Chemistry and I worked in a Molecular Biology research lab on campus. However, when I graduated the only ones getting STEM jobs were H1-B visa immigrants. They are cheaper and guaranteed to stay for the duration of the green card process. The only reason politicians make the false accusation that the U.S. isn't turning out enough STEM professionals is so they can one again raise the cap on H1 visas to keep corporate America happy.
I know too many of my peers who went on to pursue graduate degrees in STEM just to end up living on their mom's couch when they finished.
What a scam...

Disgruntled STEMer of CA 10:23PM February 26, 2012

Why study hard subjects like science, engineering, and math when we have a tsunami of low quality tech immigrants coming to to take the jobs?
Here's the problem with attracting Americans into science and engineering: "Other [immigrants] came more recently, to study business and science and engineering, but as soon as they get their degree, we send them home to invent new products and create new jobs somewhere else," he said. "That doesn't make sense … Send me a law that gives them the chance to earn their citizenship. I will sign it right away." If there are any good opportunities in American, the 1% have their lackeys in Congress opening the immigration floodgates to glut up these opportunities.

Luther of LA 11:25AM January 25, 2012