u/ChildofObama

Talking about Bezos, Musk, and before he died Steve Jobs. I remember seeing Steve Jobs crying about this on TV like he’s a victim

Theres too tough talk surrounding STEM and not enough encouragement, saying you can learn if you try, that they’ll be on-the-job training.

They make average students think not being able to do 30 calculus problems in a row perfectly, not having an eidetic memory to ensure you remember everything from school, means you don’t belong in the field.

Young adults who say “I’m not a math person” probably think the ‘practical majors’ are number crunching, that’s it.

People who are ‘average’ at math (I.e the amount of improvement you can get from a tutor) can survive in a STEM career. Maybe not get a job that requires a license but still add value to a company and make it in the profession.

Also, STEM majors require problem solving and critical thinking, thinking outside the box; skills that many creative people have too. It’s not about how many problems you can do without help on a time crunch.

Thoughts?

Like every assignment I had growing up was either nonfiction or just “write a personal narrative and change names”

I think creativity should be encouraged, let your students come up with ideas and think through the practicality of them, cause and effect. It can still decent values in kids: think before you speak, think through the consequences of your actions before you act, think about the fact that what you post on social media is permanent etc.

Also, most reading classes aren’t really about any benefit you can only get from nonfiction, it’s about sentence structure and writing skills, which can still be achieved if writing fiction is at the very least an option.

And people saying we need a busload of new STEM graduates, STEM requires critical thinking, being able to think outside the box; a skill you can get from fiction. Being able to think in situations where the answer isn’t obvious, coming up with a solution that’s consistent with previous conditions, are important to tech fields.

Many people think STEM is just about being able to do repetitive tasks without burnout, do 30 calculus problems in a row accurately. It’s about problem solving, and wider critical thinking too.

Thoughts?

How would Leonard, Howard, and Raj meeting her have played out?

Could she have been a candidate for Raj’s endgame love interest?

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I imagine Toomes would make Loki sound like an idiot.