The only explanation is their interest was improperly misled by our education, policy and culutre. As parents we have to stand up to correct it. Liberal arts education is only for a very few fine human beings, so-called the noble class. 99.9% people can't become that kind of people. That's the reality.
Replies to: "Nature is amazing, technology is fascinating. There is no reason why most kids don't like STEM."
- The countries with the most STEM graduates. This explains rising of China [LINK]
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- Eli - 1:26pm 12/28/24
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- Quantity does not equal quality. - Rooney - 8:43am 12/29/24
- From one engineer to another...pretty good summary. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 6:15pm 12/29/24
- Yes, quantity does not equal quality. But it applies to anything.Can we take it as a separate issue? - Eli - 12:26pm 12/29/24
- Spoken like a true communist piece of shit. Question for you..: - Domer From Hell - 3:38pm 12/29/24
- Recent STEM Graduates, per capita in the countries listed... - TyroneIrish - 11:16pm 12/28/24
- In my day, we called ourselves “science majors”. We were the apex predators of academia and - BaronVonZemo - 6:33pm 12/28/24
- PS - China has a much larger “n” to start with here. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:35pm 12/28/24
- It needs to start in high school, but AI may have something to say about all of this. - iairishcheeks - 3:17pm 12/28/24
- Nudge students towards Comput Science/Software Engineering or anything related to Power Generation - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 8:45pm 12/28/24
- Yes, but we have 800% more poli sci graduates. [NT]
- MAS - 2:45pm 12/28/24
- with lots of debt [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 4:29pm 12/28/24
- Says the guy who made a living teaching Civics and English. [NT]
- Frank L - 2:54pm 12/28/24
- The issue is not whether people can study that. The issue is what the US subsidizes. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 5:20pm 12/28/24
- And MAS's major would have been education (teaching) which is a legitimate and needed job skill. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:14pm 12/28/24
- Not the point he was making. He is likely amongst the 800% additional lib art majors. [NT] - Frank L - 5:46pm 12/28/24
- The issue is not whether people can study that. The issue is what the US subsidizes. [NT]
- NedoftheHill - 5:20pm 12/28/24
- I agree with making STEM a larger proportion of pre-college curricula all across the U.S., but not - TyroneIrish - 1:59pm 12/28/24
- A person doesn't need to go $200K in debt to become an artist. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 3:32pm 12/28/24
- Let me tell you that many, many doctors go deeply into debt in pursuit of their dream profession... - TyroneIrish - 3:58pm 12/28/24
- You understand the difference in economics, surely, right? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 4:06pm 12/28/24
- Of course. Thus is where he strawmans his way out of the loss. [NT] - jakers - 7:12pm 12/28/24
- You understand the difference in economics, surely, right? [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 4:06pm 12/28/24
- Let me tell you that many, many doctors go deeply into debt in pursuit of their dream profession... - TyroneIrish - 3:58pm 12/28/24
- Nature is amazing, technology is fascinating. There is no reason why most kids don't like STEM. - Eli - 2:51pm 12/28/24
- In my neck of the woods, teens have died standing on railroad tracks...thanks to over- [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 3:16pm 12/28/24
- If we spend more money subsidizing art degrees less teens will die on railroad tracks? - iairishcheeks - 4:08pm 12/28/24
- You need some counseling. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:31pm 12/28/24
- If we spend more money subsidizing art degrees less teens will die on railroad tracks? - iairishcheeks - 4:08pm 12/28/24
- Typical Chicom. Always in support of indoctrination [NT] - Domer From Hell - 2:59pm 12/28/24
- In my neck of the woods, teens have died standing on railroad tracks...thanks to over- [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 3:16pm 12/28/24
- Think he’s saying it should be encouraged not forced. - Frank L - 2:36pm 12/28/24
- Perfect reply for Tyrone though, who mentioned forcing. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:23pm 12/28/24
- Sorry, meant for Neddie below. [NT] - Frank L - 2:37pm 12/28/24
- You want US tax payers to subsidize people's hobbies, not degrees useful to the country? - NedoftheHill - 2:22pm 12/28/24
- Are business and accounting degrees vital to the nation? We seem to have tons of them already. - Frank L - 5:53pm 12/28/24
- Not everyone wants to be an engineer, or doctor...and forcing kids into such professions often - TyroneIrish - 2:34pm 12/28/24
- . [NT] - PaND - 2:52pm 12/28/24
- No one should be forced to do anything, so your point is irrelevant. - NedoftheHill - 2:43pm 12/28/24
- You're doing a great job of talking out of both sides of your mouth ;-)...You agree that no one - TyroneIrish - 3:02pm 12/28/24
- Financial aid is not a right. Denying it forces nobody. - NedoftheHill - 5:25pm 12/28/24
- So you admit that your vision uses public funding for your preferred careers, but denies it for - TyroneIrish - 5:47pm 12/28/24
- No different than limiting what items food stamps can buy. - jakers - 7:11pm 12/28/24
- Not my preferred careers. Careers which have value to industry & defense of the US.. - NedoftheHill - 6:20pm 12/28/24
- See the attached Princeton Review article on the Top 10 College Majors...good luck convincing all [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:48pm 12/28/24
- So you admit that your vision uses public funding for your preferred careers, but denies it for - TyroneIrish - 5:47pm 12/28/24
- Financial aid is not a right. Denying it forces nobody. - NedoftheHill - 5:25pm 12/28/24
- He’s certifiably nuts. - PaND - 2:54pm 12/28/24
- You're doing a great job of talking out of both sides of your mouth ;-)...You agree that no one - TyroneIrish - 3:02pm 12/28/24
- A person doesn't need to go $200K in debt to become an artist. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 3:32pm 12/28/24
- Quantity does not equal quality. - Rooney - 8:43am 12/29/24