tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post438218510295872815..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: Don't Keep All Your Eggs in a STEM BasketLudwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-83757177317537416192017-09-27T23:52:17.702-04:002017-09-27T23:52:17.702-04:00The STEM people would counter that, hey, you don&#...The STEM people would counter that, hey, you don't need to know anything about Puerto Rico in order to get a high-paying job as a computer programmer or electrical engineer or biologist or something.<br /><br />They reduce knowledge and pride of their country to mere trivia, mere factoids. No patriotism or love at all. A country to STEMmers is just a place you happen to be born and live in, not something to embrace the identity of or care about.<br /><br />They can be made into useful idiots that are easily manipulated, while having a scientific authority about them.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-62527676749866195812017-09-27T21:40:20.700-04:002017-09-27T21:40:20.700-04:00I saw a recent survey that showed nearly half of p...I saw a recent survey that showed nearly half of participants did not know that Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. I believe that this could be used as a justification for why we need a greater emphasis on teaching civics in schools. Too many people do not know how the government is run or simple facts about the nation's history.Kody B.noreply@blogger.com