Thread: Teacher's resignation letter: "My profession ... no longer exists"
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Re: Teacher's resignation letter: "My profession ... no longer exists"
Interesting to note that this Teacher was a "Social Studies" educator. From their perspective, STEM has diminished the need for "non technical" education.

Looking at it from thier point of view, that is a true statement. Even though I completely support FIRST and the need for an increase in STEM, I also believe that we still need the non technical education, of world societies, world politics, and that they are NO LESS important than STEM.

I think what this educator is trying to point out, is the overloaded focus of STEM is causing a sacrifice in other non technical educational fronts.

To quote from a former engineer, now philosopher..
"Science couldn't answer really the interesting questions, like man, the universe, "God"... So I turned to philosophy."

So lets make sure we keep perspective that STEM isn't the only thing that matters.
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