Ginni Rometty Quotes

In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science.

The U.S. can still maintain research institutions, such as Caltech, that are the envy of the world, yet it would be hubristic and naive to think that this position is sustainable without investing in science education and basic research.

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

… to develop a plan to promote better science education

The most important resource of counties of the future will be the number of math trained brains.

We will explore the mysteries of science and harness the power of technology and innovation. We will realise the opportunities of the digital world. Our youth will learn more from - and with - each other.

Who's going to be against making sure students have the education for a knowledge economy?

It's important that our children are raised to be educated, well-rounded tax-paying citizens that understand the importance of technology and science.

The level of ignorance is declining, and the ability to accumulate data and manipulate it for various ends is increasing.

Science is cool! But it's easy for that to get lost in textbooks sometimes.

We need scientists and mathematicians explaining why they are excited about their subjects but also why they are important for solving social problems, informing political debate and for the economy.

Our education system was developed for an industrial era where we could teach certain skills to our children and they were able to use these skills for the rest of their lives working productively in an industry.

I don't know whether it is important to study science at a young age, though current thinking emphasises the need.

If we do not have more scientific graduates from the university we will lose contact with modernity.

Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education, and early in the life of every scientist, the child's first interest was sparked by a teacher.

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder of science, scientific ways of thinking, and the history of scientific ideas, rather than laboratory experience.

In this era of globalisation, I believe that the only way to push the Philippines forward is to focus our energy on improving English, mathematics, science, and technology.

In a 21st-century economy, it is critical that we equip our nation's children with the tools they need to compete in a global marketplace.

In an era of ever-increasing globalization, what it takes to become and remain a science superpower has fundamentally changed.

To shape today's and tomorrow's 'future proof' worker, schools must teach specialized hard skills, such as the STEM skills that are in high demand.

If we don't concentrate on resurrecting science, we're not going to be able to compete in a global economy.

I want to make everyone believe that they can understand math and science.

If we want America to stay on the cutting edge, we need young Americans to master the tools and technology that will change the way we do just about everything.

I would teach how science works as much as I would teach what science knows. I would assert (given that essentially, everyone will learn to read) that science literacy is the most important kind of literacy they can take into the 21st century. I would undervalue grades based on knowing things and find ways to reward curiosity. In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.

We should try to introduce our children to science today as a rebellion against poverty and ugliness and militarism and economic injustice.