Editor,

There has been a great deal of coverage recently on the poor performance of our students in math and science; “The STEM Crisis.”

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Dirk van Ulden
Dirk van Ulden

Mr. Baker - this begs a question "soft skills e.g., analytical, communication, creative, critical thinking and interpersonal relations" Do we need to support a very expensive university system to advance those soft skills? It seems to me much of that should be taught at the high school level, leaving the university system to focus on STEM and related curricula. The UC system is now cranking out folks with bachelor degrees at a staggering cost that have little value should the graduate expects to gain a lucrative career. It only looks good for the social engineering crowd.

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