The West, particularly the United States, has lived through such a moment of recognition before, when the USSR launched Sputnik in 1957. The so-called “Sputnik shock” convinced America and the West of the need for radical reform of science education, particularly recruitment, training, and retention of teachers.
西方社会，尤其是美国，在苏联于1957年发射人造卫星的那一段时间曾经对这一问题有很好的认识。所谓的“史波尼克的震撼”使美国和西方社会的人认识到需要对科学教育进行彻底的改革，尤其是在教师的招募、培训和挽留上。