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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS do not teach grammar, sentence structure either.  So it is pretty normal in public schools.  It is a shame too because so many young people cannot write.  Let's be honest if you cannot write your marketability is in the toilet.[/quote]

Yep. I know we are all focusing so much on STEM, which is great, but when did we decide that that even more important skills (that are also valuable in STEM fields and in just being an adult, generally) aren't important? Like critically thinking and being able to effectively communicate your thoughts or articulate arguments? Not everyone is going to be able to go into coding nor do many people want to...[/quote]

You need to get with the program.  No point to going to college unless it is to get a STEM degree, so it follows no point in learning anything in high school that doesn't lead you to that end goal.[/quote]

Most current STEM jobs Will be replaced by artificial intelligence in 20-30 years.  Coding? AI can do it better.

The only jobs left to humans will be the kind that requires critical and creative thinking, communication skills, and the ability to work well with other humans. People who train solely in STEM skills and lack others will be unemployed. [/quote]

you don't think they can train a robot to say "you want fries with that?" to replace humanities majors?[/quote]

I dont think it’s an either/or situation.   Strong grounding in STEM as well as the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and think critically are all important. Hmm.  Instead, a well-rounded person is needed.  Who would have thought?

“To help understand how we can enhance STEM education, I have been meeting academics and experts in the U.S. and abroad to think through the problem. A key point we have learned is that there exists a set of professors who are already working on enhancing STEM education. These academics cross many fields, from computer science and philosophy to social and economic fields and many branches of ethical study. Often, their work is described as adding “ethics” to computer science, but its scope is broader than that philosophical discipline of morality.

These professors are pioneers. They do this work because they feel called to it, because they are convinced enhancing STEM education is critical to developing well-rounded scientists and citizens. A number have told me that at these meetings I’ve held, for the first time they have started to feel a sense of “community” or that there are so many others trying to make progress in a similar area. These individuals often find their work is only now starting to be understood as a legitimate part of a STEM education. Many still struggle with the perception that “real” science or STEM do not need any conception of a connection to the human experience.””[/quote]

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