20180909 谢振礼 托福范文: 科技专业
TOEFL Independent Writing
China 2018-09-09
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University students are often encouraged to study in fields with more job growth (STEM--science, technology, engineering, mathematics), even if they are more interested in other fields. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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These days, there is a lot of talking about the importance of “STEM education“ and “STEM jobs.” It seems that people are discussing the STEM-related employment prospects because too few college students are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, although there will be an increasing number of job openings in these fields. However, is it necessary or not to encourage university students to study those fields with more job growth?
To begin with, STEM is the key to innovation in any country, and the emphasis of STEM education apparently lies in making the country become more competitive in the global economy. This innovation depends on a solid knowledge in the STEM areas, therefore it is clear that most of the jobs in the future will require graduates with STEM degrees in order that a country’s economic development will not be lagging behind. Unfortunately, the demand of STEM-related jobs is bolstered by the relatively limited supply of candidates. Even though the job market for STEM positions is white hot, there is still a shortage of new graduates in these fields in comparison with other fields like businesses and humanities. These situations being an integral part of a country’s economic picture, it is necessary to get more students interested in studying in STEM fields. Meanwhile, the strong demand combined with the limited supply work together to push up the pay for these positions. In addition to this evidence, that STEM jobs offer a substantial salary premium is itself a huge encouragement.
While many people cannot stop talking about STEM majors that tend to lead to high-paying and in-demand careers, actually not every student is cut out to study science, technology, engineering or mathematics. What are they to do if a great number of students want to make a good living without committing themselves to four or more years of a STEM major they do not like? It is true that graduating with a non-STEM degree means one has to find passion and drive within oneself. Nevertheless, students should not be forced to study in a STEM major as they may study whatever they want, to explore freely without any constraints. It is also true that they must understand the economic realities of different jobs in the more competitive non-STEM workplace. The point is that a variety of non-STEM majors should also attract those students who know their specific potentials (other than STEM disciplines). These fields include a long list: nursing, nutrition, international business, public administration, philosophy, corporate communications, philosophy and history, geography and cartography, music, and East Asian languages.
In conclusion, whereas it is necessary to encourage more students to choose STEM majors to win the country’s economic future, it is important to realize that not any student can be a STEM graduate. At the bottom line, despite that STEM-related jobs prove to be more highly paid, these opening positions cannot be taken by those who are not interested at all.
