eBlocks Put the 'Fun' into Math and Science Education
By Ed Stiles, College of Engineering
While Sputnik-generation engineering graduates are retiring by the thousands, the National Academy of Sciences estimates only 6 percent of today’s undergraduates are engineering majors.
The resulting “engineering gap” – with far fewer engineers available to replace those who are retiring – could cause America to fall behind in technology development, and bring disastrous economic consequences.
Closing the gap is not impossible, but the question is: “How do we interest more students in math and science?”
