Science Education in the US

Todays issue of Fermilab Today brought the issue of science/technological education in the US to mind once again.

Living here, I can vouch for the fact that the role of science in general and scientists in particular is very ill-portrayed by media. And since the US is run by the media (!), it comes as no surprise that science is lagging.

I might be biased because of being a physics student, yet it seems pretty obvious to me that students in the US are more concerned about fashion issues than technological ones. It really makes me worry to think that the majority of people in the US believe more in "intelligent design" than in "evolution" (Great site Talk Origins). And if that is really true, how in God's(!) name did this country ever become a world leader in science.

Perhaps this hints at the answer -
"When asked in spring 2005 what is the most attractive place in the world in which to ‘lead a good life,' respondents in only one of the 16 countries polled (India) indicated the United States."

This comes straight from a report which is worth perusing -Link Here