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Originally posted by Aurel
When was the last time you took a tour in the sciences department of any campus? My generalization is warranted by my experience, which of course is not universal, but how does yours compare?
Aurel
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I graduated from a college that is known for it's engineering cirriculum and the enrollment in that specific field has been expanding. I also spent 30 years in an industry that relies heavily on recruiting from the engineering and science fields and we never had a difficult time finding qualified candidates. On the contrary, we were disappointed at times when we did not have positions available in order to take on more good candidates. I hold the educational system more at fault for the lack of candidates in the sciences. Engineers are not finding their way into the classroom as teachers and consequently students are not becoming inspired to pursue these careers. That is very unfortunate.
I agree with you that the focus is on financial reward and that is what drives the student to pursue a different field so at least we agree on that point.
While I am not of this generation, I disagree that the kids are lazy or stupid. My inclination is that they lack leadership and mentoring both at home and in school. That is most unfortunate.
Outside of North America, I feel science and engineering are more actively promoted in the schools as opposed to a liberal arts education. We, on the other, hand promote the touchy feely concepts in the educational system.