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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is applying this year to jobs in the humanities sphere (Public facing careers mostly, along with publishing, editing, and copywriting). She has grown up in a generation where STEM has been thrown down the throat of every child in the education system, and people find humanities education a complete joke. Year over year, humanities departments are seeing reduced enrollment, funding cuts, and less cultural significance; yet, to get a job or to practice the humanities is very elitist and gatekept. What's going on here and will we ever see a resurgence in a literate, culturally-aware society?[/quote]
The reason STEM is pushed down throats is precisely because humanities jobs are so rare and thus elitist/competitive.

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[b]+1  One can still make a better living from a STEM job than a humanities based job.  Teachers who teach STEM subjects in colleges get paid more than teachers who teach humanities.
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It's also harder for schools to find STEM teachers than humanities  teachers.

Someone  I know graduated with an English degree from a public ivy.   I graduate with a BBA from a no name state u and then pivoted to IT.  I have outearned this person since our 20s, by a lot.[/quote]
This is not true. Professors of disciplines are paid pretty consistently for tenure track lines at most institutions- exceptions actually tend to be in medical colleges and business programs, not STEM programs. If you go into a predatory position, where your salary is only determined by grant allocation-then sure, you will make more because your institution isn't paying you and the federal government likes the NSF more than the NHA.[/quote]
Apologies NEH![/quote]

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