STEM

This is a photo of the wonderful chemistry lab on campus. This photo shows how much equipment it has and how big the classroom is. This picture depicts how important science and mathematics are within the education system. The importance of science and math is very obvious throughout high school and schools use a lot of funding to create adequate science labs. Math and science subjects also have much importance placed on them and students quickly learn that excelling in these subjects will get you far and on the contrary, not being very good at these subjects will make you feel like you have less opportunities in future education and career options. While I think it is great that students feel supported in their studies, it is important to remind students that just because they do not choose to go into STEM, does not mean that they have failed and that they are not smart. I think it is a cycle of schools giving lots of funding and encouraging students to pursue STEM because those are the programs with the “smart people” because society has deemed scientific educational programs as elite and this then causes the education system to place a lot of importance on science and math. I hope this photo can teach people that no matter what program students choose to pursue, they will be supported.

 

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