I don't know I could try it anyway. But once you get beyond that level, and into advanced algebra and calculus subjects, you need highly qualified teachers. We must alert our schools to avoid this practice and simultaneously play a leading role in developing a plan to ensure a strong pipeline of qualified teachers. To be competitive, we're really going to have to shape up. These are some of the issues the Commission will address.
Teachers can make a difference.
And I'm forever in their debt for what they did for me. And it's not just in math, we need good teachers in every subject. But this Commission is concentrating on math and science because it is so important for the future of our country as we head into the 21st century. We need brainpower to go along with brawn-power. Yet, we have too many math and science classes that are taught by well-intentioned individuals who really don't have the background to teach, too many of our math and science textbooks are out of date, and too many school science labs are poorly equipped or unusable because they are so old.