Thursday, November 28, 2013

STEM students: too many or too few?

STEM fields - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
STEM fields or STEM education is an acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.[1] The term is typically used in addressing education policy and curriculum choices in schools

Is It Fair to Steer Students into STEM Disciplines Facing a Glut of Workers? - IEEE Spectrum:

"“Having experience in technical matters helps them [STEM students] land good non-STEM jobs. They might work in places like marketing or medical-device sales, where their technical backgrounds helped them get in.” "
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no one knows (or tracks) exactly how many H-1B visa holders there are in the U.S. He estimated that the total is around 650 000, with most working in the high tech arena.


With focus on lowering cost, not on quality, long term prospects are not good.

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