Comments on: Corporate support for high school curriculums

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:20:52 +0000

Wonderful idea. As long as the teaching is of subject matter related to the fields necessary to replenish the positions/professions lost due to the depletion of our aging society, and not so much the hype of Lockheed Martin and the like (commercialism), this can be a win-win relationship. This is the time to train our youths, to get them interested in occupations that made America great! We have to encourage our corporations to get more involved and invest in America’s future………………….our young.

By: Jim Knotts

Jim Knotts — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:05:12 +0000

You’re right when you say many student career options are shaped in college. Lockheed Martin has found that you have to interest students in engineering while in the K-12 years so students take the math and science courses necessary to make them successful once they get to college engineering programs. If they don’t take those courses while in high school, it is a virtual certainty they will not make it through engineering degree programs. And given that enrollment rates in engineering degree programs are down, while birth data suggests they should be up, the need to develop the next generation of engineers by engaging at the K-12 level is even greater.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:56:33 +0000

I would be more concerned about companies trying to use the high schools as a way to market their products and attract young customers. I don’t see as much danger in corporations trying to raise student’s awareness of various career options even if they have their own agenda behind it. Regardless, I question how much influence this all can have as many students career options are shaped in College and even after that.