That anyone who isn't get a college degree in a STEM field is going to end up broke, or is effectively a moron. I'm getting an English degree because I really want to teach high school English, a field that usually features some of the most abysmal teachers, and give kids a reason to love literature, as well as the critical reading skills that are necessary in adult life. Yet, the amount of times I have to justify not having some sort of STEM degree (despite not having any aptitude toward anything Science or Math related) is startling. It also doesn't help that I have several friends who are in STEM fields but forced to seek employment in whatever field will take them due to job scarcity or go back to school for a Master's while, with the number of teachers in the US sitting around 1/2 to 1/3 of what is needed, getting a teaching job is trivial.
That anyone who isn't get a college degree in a STEM field is going to end up broke, or is effectively a moron. I'm getting an English degree because I really want to teach high school English, a field that usually features some of the most abysmal teachers, and give kids a reason to love literature, as well as the critical reading skills that are necessary in adult life. Yet, the amount of times I have to justify not having some sort of STEM degree (despite not having any aptitude toward anything Science or Math related) is startling. It also doesn't help that I have several friends who are in STEM fields but forced to seek employment in whatever field will take them due to job scarcity or go back to school for a Master's while, with the number of teachers in the US sitting around 1/2 to 1/3 of what is needed, getting a teaching job is trivial.