Leaving in the time of Recession

Hi there,
Being a long time since i commented on what is happening in my mind. Currently all of us are thinking of how to survice in this recessioning time. But the truth is, this is the time when we are been tested of our abilities. Instead of worrying on how to survice, we should be thinking on how to get better so that we can improve ourself.

So forget about what happened to Satyam or what Obama has said about outsourcing. So its the time when we pull up our socks and improve our skills. We dont have to worry because there are not enough professionals that can do the job what is currently been outsourced to India. What we really want to worry about is China. I have some facts and figures to show:

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, an international test of fourth and eighth grade students, finds that only 10% of eighth graders in the US performed at the highest level in science. The National Science Foundation found that only 17% of US graduates earned a degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (and this would include many Indian students!) This is not just below the global average of 26%, but also below China (52%), Japan (64%), Russia (33%), Mexico (25%) and India (24%).

So after looking at all the facts and figures, what we need to care about is there are not enough professionals in India. The main reason i think for this our study system, here we dont look at the core of the subject. Everyone here is just trying to get high percentage, it doesn't matter here that if we understand the subject or not. By the way talking about other's i also did the same thing in my college days. But now i am changing that, so that it will be benificial for me in the long race.