Re: Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future



On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, Kamal R. Prasad wrote:

Smith Rhoade wrote: 
"Randy" <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Here's an interesting read.  The National Academies of Science just
released a report which makes a number of grand recommendations and
specific suggestions on how to grow and improve the US's supply and
development of scientists and engineers.

Just a variation on the tired old lie that the US doesnot produce enough
scientists--while too many new PHD scientists can't even find jobs that pay
a living wage.

Gettig PhD doesn't make one a good scientist. 

As a matter of fact, all of the original scientists never got PhDs.

However, being an Indian does not make one better than anyone else, either.

If you want to produce scientists, make certaint the salaries are good and
the benefits are good, and everything else will fall into place.

or raise the criterion for getting a phD so that only talented people
will opt for the program -as the rest will give up. That way, the ones
getting a phd will be talented/productive etc.. and the US will not
have to look for talent overseas.

And, if it were not for the exchange rate, India would not be getting any jobs from the USA.

regards
-kamal
p.s:- I don't have a phd and never attempted getting one.


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