Humanities in STEM
Many undergraduate students will claim, “the humanities are a waste of time” or “the humanities will not help me with my career”. Yo-Yo Ma in “Behind the Cello” and Tamar Lewin in “As Interest Fades in the Humanities” both discuss what the humanities may have to offer. The humanities educate degree seeking students on many things that are essential to every career. Without being educated in the humanities, students are missing out on skills and information that are not taught in the STEM subjects such as foreign language, culture, history, literature and philosophy. The humanities subjects should be incorporated into the STEM curriculum so that students can focus on their career path as well as learn things that are significant to their career as well as their everyday life.
The humanities include learning foreign languages and different cultures. Because of globalization, it is probable that in any career path that students take they will come across a person from another country (Lewin). Being familiar with some of the world 's most spoken languages like Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese are necessary and are not currently taught in STEM. This can be included in the STEM curriculum by incorporating different languages into lessons and assigning students homework where they will reading and writing about …show more content…
Students should be informed about the past so that they can understand why the world is the way it is today. Science and technology did not just come out of nowhere and students are already being educated on its origins. Including history in the curriculum gives a deeper insight on the history and the times of what that students are being taught to do were really needed. It will give a deeper understanding of what students are learning and why it is important. Being educated on the past also prevents people from repeating mistakes that were already
Many undergraduate students will claim, “the humanities are a waste of time” or “the humanities will not help me with my career”. Yo-Yo Ma in “Behind the Cello” and Tamar Lewin in “As Interest Fades in the Humanities” both discuss what the humanities may have to offer. The humanities educate degree seeking students on many things that are essential to every career. Without being educated in the humanities, students are missing out on skills and information that are not taught in the STEM subjects such as foreign language, culture, history, literature and philosophy. The humanities subjects should be incorporated into the STEM curriculum so that students can focus on their career path as well as learn things that are significant to their career as well as their everyday life.
The humanities include learning foreign languages and different cultures. Because of globalization, it is probable that in any career path that students take they will come across a person from another country (Lewin). Being familiar with some of the world 's most spoken languages like Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, and Chinese are necessary and are not currently taught in STEM. This can be included in the STEM curriculum by incorporating different languages into lessons and assigning students homework where they will reading and writing about …show more content…
Students should be informed about the past so that they can understand why the world is the way it is today. Science and technology did not just come out of nowhere and students are already being educated on its origins. Including history in the curriculum gives a deeper insight on the history and the times of what that students are being taught to do were really needed. It will give a deeper understanding of what students are learning and why it is important. Being educated on the past also prevents people from repeating mistakes that were already