Since President Obama has been in office, it seems like everyone is jumping on the "how important math and science education is and/or we need our youngsters to help us create our future STEM workforce" bandwagon. It appears as though more resources are being put into enhancing math and science education programs. However, with all of this attention on math and science, people are actually not watching the hows and whys we have gotten to this point in education and in our economy.

If you look closely at economies of the world's wealthiest countries; they've a strong educational system where there kids excel academically in most or most disciplines. The reason why education is connected to a powerful economy since it has been education that you have the ability to have workforce that's the skills for the jobs in your economy. When the United States had a solid economy and was the global leader, we'd a good educational system. However, the existing state of our educational system is that students aren't graduating with the skills for the jobs that are still for sale in our economy. There are various reasons with this, however my main theory behind this isn't enough kids or parents think about their future since it relates to connecting their education making use of their future careers.

I remember when I was growing up, From the always realizing that I was going to get good grades so I could go to college and get a good job. Even my peers, who didn't have any aspirations to go to college, had some plan in your mind for a lifetime career, job or business after senior high school graduation. However, today's K-12 students and parents are missing that connection to their education and their place as time goes on workforce; this disconnect takes place in all socioeconomic levels. So just why are people asking where are the jobs going? The question we ought to be asking is I am preparing myself and my children to have the jobs that can be purchased in the existing and future economy?

We prepare our youngsters to become part of the future workforce in two ways; researching the trends in the US and global economy and encouraging them to achieve academically and improve the classroom experience with extracurricular activities. In the United States and global economy. It's true that jobs are disappearing as well as sectors, but you can find sectors in the economy where there are many of jobs that go unfilled. Reasons why jobs in some sectors go unfilled is basically because there aren't individuals with the skills and knowledge to accomplish the job. The entire world is moving towards an educated workforce; this means individuals later on economy should have a certain skill set or knowledge base to be employable. Most jobs in this new economy will need at the least a bachelor's degree, however there are some sectors that require only technical training. The key to make sure that your youngster may have a spot as time goes by workforce is researching the trends and sectors in the economy; nearly all of which may be on the department of labor and other government websites. Once you see the work trends, look at the academic subjects your child is strong in and their interests and guide then toward a lifetime career path that's a part of the current and future economy. In the STEM sector, there are plenty of jobs that are available now and being created as new fields in STEM emerge daily.

The next thing we have to do is have our children see the text between what they do in the classroom today and their career options in the future. There are great benefits for students that achieve academically and be involved in extracurricular activities. Classroom grades and standardized test scores are the tools that are utilized to measure student achievement. Students and parents shouldn't wait until senior school to begin to see the significance of grades and standardized test scores. You will find public policy decisions for the society all together which can be made based on the standardized test scores of third graders. Furthermore, your child's educational path will be determined by their teachers and principals on the basis of the third grade test scores as well. Therefore, parents must encourage and support academic achievement from the initial day your youngster enters school; as early as Pre-K. An environment that encourages and supports academic achievement means checking and doing homework together with your child. It also includes finding tutorial support for subject areas that students may struggle in to make certain academic success in most subject areas. The ultimate section of encouraging academic achievement is being part of your child's standardized test preparation. There are countless studies that show that after parents are an active part of the child's education, children perform better academically.

The classroom should not be the sole place where students have learning experiences. Children should be involved in extracurricular activities that support their interests and strengths. Students which can be enthusiastic about math and science should take part in math and science competitions and clubs. Students must also be involved in summer and after-school programs within their section of interest. Finally students should be involved in as numerous events that you can inside their area of interest such as for example visiting museums, attending career fairs, etc.