Re:Driving students into science is a fool's errand
by danpalmer on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @06:55PM
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I have to call bullshit on this. It's just rubbish from my experience.
In the UK, the government is at the point of giving away science degrees just so that there are enough science teachers for primary and secondary school students, and as a computer science student, I have managed to get a paid internship every year of my degree, and last year turned down 4 internship offers, because there were so many companies looking for people with a computer science education.
Our STEM graduate rates are falling, and our need for STEM graduates is increasing.
On top of this, we don't just need people getting jobs in STEM subjects, we need a population who have a broad knowledge of, and respect for, scientific understanding. If children aren't taught science to an adequate level then the country, and the world, suffers for it.
In the UK, the government is at the point of giving away science degrees just so that there are enough science teachers for primary and secondary school students, and as a computer science student, I have managed to get a paid internship every year of my degree, and last year turned down 4 internship offers, because there were so many companies looking for people with a computer science education.
Our STEM graduate rates are falling, and our need for STEM graduates is increasing.
On top of this, we don't just need people getting jobs in STEM subjects, we need a population who have a broad knowledge of, and respect for, scientific understanding. If children aren't taught science to an adequate level then the country, and the world, suffers for it.