Illinois+State+University

Colin Gahungu
@ISU

Contention One: Squo

High school students aren’t sticking…up enough spots for them
 * //A) Current US economic configuration is increasingly reliant on STEM workers, but high schools aren’t producing students with the skills//**
 * Morella ‘13**

If you were to awaken…changed to improve the situation
 * //B) Washington is all walk and no talk—no STEM initiatives in the works//**
 * Brown ‘13**

The United States federal government should substantially increase funding allocated to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics secondary education for purposes including but not limited to teacher recruitment, preparation and support, and should require that all who teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes at the secondary level be certified in those subjects. I will defend funding, enforcement, and implementation through normal means.
 * //Plan://**


 * //Solvency//**

Teaching in ways that inspire…over a substantial time interval
 * //A) Lack of teaching effectiveness is a huge barrier to STEM education; plan solves//**
 * NRC 11**

Before students can gain…changing labor market,” he said.
 * //B) Enhancing teacher recruitment and support initiatives increases student access to STEM courses//**
 * Sheehy 12**


 * A1: Tech leadership**

A growing consensus suggests that…engineers, and entrepreneurs, as well as technicians
 * //A) STEM shortage prevents the United States from achieving global clean tech leadership//**
 * Norris 10**

By not addressing climate change…a national strategy of greengemony.
 * //B) U.S. clean tech leadership solves a laundry list of impacts—oil resource wars, catastrophic warming, economic collapse, and great power wars//**
 * Klarevas 09**


 * A2: Economy**

Concern that the United States…at the sub-baccalaureate level.
 * //A) The global economy is expanding and diversifying—the United States needs new STEM workers if it wants to climb out of its slump//**
 * Carnevale et al 11**

The first consideration has to do…over the next year.
 * //B) US econ decline leads to great power wars//**
 * Judis 11**