havaneselover
Dreaming about a Disney cruise
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- Nov 9, 2009
As far as the STEM vs. non-STEM, I see both sides. I have one child who is well suited for a STEM degree and another who isn't. My kids are 11 and 12 but I talk to them all the time about finding something they are good at, love, and will provide a good living (I work with labor force data for a living so I'm looking at these data daily). So I hope my non-STEM child who has extremely strong reading skills finds something to major in that will translate into a decent career.
My sister has a degree in Art History from Michigan (I almost think she did that to spite my parents). She's very smart and her math skills are very strong. But she paid for majoring in Art History. She now (at 50+) has a very good job that she only got because she passed a fairly rigorous math exam. But she struggled for years in jobs that didn't pay well and she didn't like. My ex's niece who is at a private university (I think she has 100% financial aid) is majoring in Art History. Ugh.
My sister has a degree in Art History from Michigan (I almost think she did that to spite my parents). She's very smart and her math skills are very strong. But she paid for majoring in Art History. She now (at 50+) has a very good job that she only got because she passed a fairly rigorous math exam. But she struggled for years in jobs that didn't pay well and she didn't like. My ex's niece who is at a private university (I think she has 100% financial aid) is majoring in Art History. Ugh.