Ask most American children what they want to be when they grow up, and they probably will say “doctor” or “lawyer.”
Though our culture, our economy, indeed our very security are heavily dependent on science and engineering, only 12 percent of American high school students graduate with the prerequisites (必要条件) for a career in science or engineering. Worse yet, only 6 percent of minority children are said to be so prepared.
Don’t be too surprised. If you ask further why the majority of the high school students would choose a career in medicine or law, the answers will be straight out of some popular TV shows.
“Doctors help people. They save lives.” “Lawyers beat the bad guys.” Most students would say.
Now, how about science or engineering as a career choice? The answers will be just as predictable: “Get real! Who wants to be a geek? They all are nerds (书呆子). Besides, I hate math.”
In our media, scientists and engineers typically are portrayed as introverted (内向的) and humorless. They always wear white lab coats, with a collection of pencils in their pocket protectors. They wear glasses with black plastic frames.
If more students are to choose technical careers, they must have a better view presented to them.
They need to be told, for instance, that the invention of lifesaving equipment saves lives just as surely as the application of it in the hospital.
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