Technology will create 20 million new jobs by 2008. This figure comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which says that In the health and computer industries alone, more than 5 million new jobs will require math and science skills. Colleges will have to quadruple their number of computer science graduates in order to meet the demand. High-technology jobs pay more. Today, math and science are basic life skills.
Technology is everywhere.
Your child will need math and science skills for tasks in everyday life, and to understand such issues as cloning, computer privacy and global warming.