The article focuses on the views of the author on ways to increase the competitiveness of the U.S. employees. The issue has come to the forefront of the country's political circles in the wake of recent plant shutdowns and job losses. According to the author, President George W. Bush should concentrate on increasing the skills of employees already in the country's workforce, rather than providing training to more science and mathematics teachers. The members of the American Society of Training and Development, in a recent poll, said that the country's businesses lack the required number of skilled executives.