As the United States strives to be a driving force behind innovation in the world, it has turned to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to fulfil its ambitions. The rising interest in STEM in the US was sparked by three reports: Innovative America, Tapping America’s Potential, and Rising Above the Gathering Storm. These reports--published in 2005--warn the United States that the nation’s economy, standard of living, and national security will suffer unless they change their approach to STEM education. The most influential report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm, argues that Americans today are feeling the effects of globalization that challenge their economic and strategic leadership. As a result, a large portion of the
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This workforce shortage has diminished the competitiveness of the US global economy and threatened national security. Not all analysts agree with the three reports, arguing that STEM executives are causing the domestic STEM workforce shortages. This paper analyses both arguments regarding the domestic STEM workforce shortage: that foreign workers on H-1B visas are beneficial to our labor supply since US schools are not producing enough STEM graduates, and that the domestic STEM workforce shortage is a myth created by STEM executives.
Despite the fact that foreign workers--in the country under H-1B visas--are taking domestic jobs, this allows for the US to revamp its education system. Technological advancements have propelled the US to new heights; more specifically aviation and telecommunication advancements have made distance an irrelevant barrier. The consequence of this irrelevant distance barrier, also known as globalization, is one factor of the domestic STEM labor supply shortage that Norman R. Augustine, Chair of the Rising Above the Gathering Storm Committee, …show more content…
The interest in STEM in the US was sparked by three reports that were coincidentally published within five months of each other. Ironically they all warned that if the US did not improve STEM education, then the nation’s economy, standard of living, and national security would suffer. Examining one of the main articles and its authors would give Americans second thoughts about believing the reports. Augustine was a co-author of the influential report entitled Rising Above the Gathering Storm.The article warned the US that if we wanted to be a world leader that we must rethink our approach to STEM, and more importantly revamp our education system in the US. In his own report entitled Is America Falling Off the Flat Earth?, Augustine also emphasizes the need for H-1B workers in the US and blames the US education system as a whole for the domestic STEM workforce shortage. Taking a look at Augustine’s credentials, we can see that not only was he chair of the Rising Above the Gathering Storm Committee but also an aerospace businessman and most importantly, an influential author in two reports that sparked national interest in STEM. Examining authors of the influential report entitled Rising Above the Gathering Storm will reveal that most of the authors are involved in STEM in the US--chairmen, presidents, and vice presidents of big companies like Intel and DuPont. It is clear
This workforce shortage has diminished the competitiveness of the US global economy and threatened national security. Not all analysts agree with the three reports, arguing that STEM executives are causing the domestic STEM workforce shortages. This paper analyses both arguments regarding the domestic STEM workforce shortage: that foreign workers on H-1B visas are beneficial to our labor supply since US schools are not producing enough STEM graduates, and that the domestic STEM workforce shortage is a myth created by STEM executives.
Despite the fact that foreign workers--in the country under H-1B visas--are taking domestic jobs, this allows for the US to revamp its education system. Technological advancements have propelled the US to new heights; more specifically aviation and telecommunication advancements have made distance an irrelevant barrier. The consequence of this irrelevant distance barrier, also known as globalization, is one factor of the domestic STEM labor supply shortage that Norman R. Augustine, Chair of the Rising Above the Gathering Storm Committee, …show more content…
The interest in STEM in the US was sparked by three reports that were coincidentally published within five months of each other. Ironically they all warned that if the US did not improve STEM education, then the nation’s economy, standard of living, and national security would suffer. Examining one of the main articles and its authors would give Americans second thoughts about believing the reports. Augustine was a co-author of the influential report entitled Rising Above the Gathering Storm.The article warned the US that if we wanted to be a world leader that we must rethink our approach to STEM, and more importantly revamp our education system in the US. In his own report entitled Is America Falling Off the Flat Earth?, Augustine also emphasizes the need for H-1B workers in the US and blames the US education system as a whole for the domestic STEM workforce shortage. Taking a look at Augustine’s credentials, we can see that not only was he chair of the Rising Above the Gathering Storm Committee but also an aerospace businessman and most importantly, an influential author in two reports that sparked national interest in STEM. Examining authors of the influential report entitled Rising Above the Gathering Storm will reveal that most of the authors are involved in STEM in the US--chairmen, presidents, and vice presidents of big companies like Intel and DuPont. It is clear