Pushing kids to go into STEM fields is a very bad idea, for a number of reasons.
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Replying to @PoisonAero
Well, pushing may be bad in general, but is it worse to push a kid into STEM than English or art?
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Replying to @HbdNrx @PoisonAero
At least they might get a job if they go into engineering. Can't say that about studying history.
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Replying to @HbdNrx @PoisonAero
Of course there's a high correlation between interest and ability, and someone uninterested in engineering is unlikely to be good enough
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Replying to @HbdNrx @PoisonAero
So in that sense pushing into STEM may mislead kids. People who hate it and who suck at math are better off elsewhere, like massage therapy
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Yeah, I think there are plenty of jobs outside STEM. The left wants to colonize STEM bc it is high status.
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Replying to @PoisonAero
I don't think there are plenty of jobs anywhere, though, but STEM seems like a slightly safer route in general.
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Replying to @HbdNrx
Thinking about your kids? How is your son, btw? Did he recover fully?
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My kids don't need to worry about this for a while. The injured one is recovering.
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