Code.org: Blame Tech Diversity On Education Pipeline, Not Hiring Discrimination
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It's not. Same with females of all races.
It's mainly WASP and Asian males in computer related degrees and fields. shyt is bizarre. I think we are heading towards a shift though.
It's the truth, breh. You don't have to ask computer science, engineering, nursing, pre-med, pre-law, education, building construction, etc. majors what they plan to do with their degree.
But, it's always those brehs and brehettes in sociology, psychology, political science, criminal justice and other shyt that give you a bunch of scenarios for what they plan to do with their degree. They could have saved a lot of money by just hittin' up the local library and doing some self study.
I remember when I was in college. One of my roommates was a damn recreation studies major. 
That nikka was taking a class on tennis and complaining about how difficult it was. Here I was taking Calculus 2 and this nikka is complaining a damn tennis class, brehs.
That nikka was taking a class on tennis and complaining about how difficult it was. Here I was taking Calculus 2 and this nikka is complaining a damn tennis class, brehs.
i'm saying...a lot of them aren't even planning to get masters that will actually let them use those empty degrees.
Too many people are majoring in HOBBIES
i'm saying...a lot of them aren't even planning to get masters that will actually let them use those empty degrees.
Too many people are majoring in HOBBIES
Hobbies should always be minors.
When I have a kid and it's time to go to college, I'm giving them some straight talk. Major in something worthwhile. You ain't moving back, nikka. Be ready to support yourself.
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I remember when I was in college. One of my roommates was a damn recreation studies major.
That nikka was taking a class on tennis and complaining about how difficult it was. Here I was taking Calculus 2 and this nikka is complaining a damn tennis class, brehs.
The problem breh is that our educational and economic models are outdated. Everything is based on industrial revolution systems.
The truth is we need people to major in humanities as well. Philosophy, psychology, art, music, history, and so on. Those things are important, they just don't translate to a job because our economic and work system is primitive.
That doesn't mean there aren't worthless degrees and job/degree over-saturation. That's very much true. Business Administration might be the most worthless degree in human history.
I agree that we need people to study those things. I'm not so sure we need people majoring in those things. I'd rather have students minoring in those things and gaining real tangible skills in a major. Most computer science, engineering, nursing programs also require their students to take a shytload of humanities courses.
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Everyone can't be a STEM major, either due to difficulty in course work or vacancy. I have an engineering degree, and the humanities I took is nowhere near the in-depth experience you need to master a subject, and you know that. We need historians, artists, musicians, anthropologists, philosophy majors and so on. They chronicle and document what it means to be human. So the issue I take with "we don't need people majoring in these things" is that it is detrimental to the concept of education. If we say that the degree is worthless because they can't get a job or be paid well, it defeats the purpose of education. A degree at any level means you have made strides to master at a specific subject. Now, that doesn't mean we shouldn't warn people about the current state of education and the job market, we absolutely should.
Breh, at the undergrad level, those humanities majors aren't mastering shyt either!
All they do is read a few more passages and write a few more papers than those of use who minor in or take a few courses to fulfill our major requirements. I'm not saying everybody has to be STEM. They make non-humanities majors take a bunch of humanities courses to make for a more well-rounded degree program.
They should make humanities majors take a heavy dose of math and other technical courses so they leave school with some real skills. They're degree programs need to be well-rounded too. We're doing them a disservice the way their programs are currently structured.
All they do is read a few more passages and write a few more papers than those of use who minor in or take a few courses to fulfill our major requirements. I'm not saying everybody has to be STEM. They make non-humanities majors take a bunch of humanities courses to make for a more well-rounded degree program.
They should make humanities majors take a heavy dose of math and other technical courses so they leave school with some real skills. They're degree programs need to be well-rounded too. We're doing them a disservice the way their programs are currently structured.
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fukk a more rounded degree, you're still missing the point, they make you a more rounded and compassionate person.....
Now this thread has turned into another stem circle jerk....
@Poitier needs to come in here and get this work
The College Majors With The Biggest Lifetime Earnings
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Students who study chemical engineering as undergraduates will, on average, make the most money of any college major over their lifetimes, earning more than $2 million, according to a new study from The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution.
The report — called "Major Decisions: What Graduates Earn Over Their Lifetimes" — tracks data from the Census Bureau to determine which college majors yield the largest financial rewards over a graduate's lifetime. Unsurprisingly, engineering degrees topped the list, while education and arts majors were found closer to the bottom.
However, as The Washington Post notes, "these rankings exclude people with graduate degrees, which leaves out doctors, lawyers, and professors," which explains the potentially low ranking of majors that traditionally go on to law school or medical school.
Overall though, the report reaffirms the importance and value of a college degree. According to the findings, a typical bachelor's degree graduate will earn $1.19 million over their lifetime, about twice what the typical high school graduate earns.
Here's The Hamilton Project's chart of median lifetime earnings by college major, in millions of dollars:
Read the full report on college major lifetime earnings at The Hamilton Project >>
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/college-majors-biggest-lifetime-earnings-2014-9#ixzz3FDjSUCJM