Wynton Marsalis Quotes

More than fifty years ago Sputnik dramatically raised the nation's awareness of what was lacking in science and math education in America. What we need to wake people up to now is the crisis in imagination and concern for the greater good.

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.

We need to beef up STEM education.

I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people.

To my disappointment, not many young people seem to be interested in science, especially chemistry.

If I were to try and find a unifying emotion that kept me calm and focused while I was dancing or writing or solving a math problem, I think the one unifying thing about all those that keeps my interest is creativity.

We are more dependent on science and engineering than at any other time in history. However, there is plenty of evidence that far too many people are scientifically illiterate, often having been put off science at school.

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 security and independence require that more young people devote themselves to science and research.

The decline in funding for the physical sciences has put our Nation's capabilities for scientific innovation at risk.

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.

… to develop a plan to promote better science education

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.

One day we're going to look back, and whatever this era will get called, it's going to put a premium on math and science.

It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.

When I was much younger, my siblings and I would routinely tune in to watch 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' on PBS. He was a fascinating instructor bent on helping kids achieve a basic understanding of science. When he engaged in politics, it was only very briefly if at all.

We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.

What we need is a strong education system that allows creativity to grow and encourages students to be interested in science and technology.

Sometimes art helps illuminate science.

I think there really needs to be a culture change because young girls are very interested in math and science, but somewhere along the way, they veer off of that.

I feel a responsibility to encourage everyone to excel in science.

I would encourage anybody who's interested in any kind of science, engineering, math field, to go after that.