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President backs 'STEM Video Game Challenge'

article published on 16 September, 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama has endorsed the National STEM Video Game Challenge, a campaign to "promote and support student learning" in the areas of science, tech, engineering and math (STEM) by developing video games. Says the President: "Our success as a nation depends on strengthening America's role as the world's engine of discovery and innovation. I applaud partners in the National ... [ read the full article ]

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ThePastor

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20. September 2010 @ 21:43

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The top reward in the "Developer Prize" is $50,000. Other prizes inlcude "a Collegiate Prize of $25K for the best undergraduate or graduate student submission" and a "prize of $25K for the best submission that has the greatest potential to reach underserved populations."

So, we're talking about $100k? (overlooking the TWO misspelled words in the quote ;) )
$100K or the price of ONE overpriced, under qualified California Union Teacher?

This isn't a program. It's a joke.
Where's the Million dollar prize?
Why would any self-respecting kid programmer have anything at all to do with this program? There is FAR MORE money to be made... in the commercial educational software world.

As for the politics in this thread?
Obama sucks. Plain and simple. Bush sucked too. So did Clinton.
When you are President the countries problems are yours. You own them. That's why you were elected. Every time Obama blames Bush he loses another 100k votes.
As for the whole... "Do you think you could do better... bullcrap." ... No, I don't think I could do better... But then, I'm not telling the world that I CAN.
He ran for president and said he could get this country back on track. Problem is that his track is running off of the cliff.

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