The Rise of the Useless: the Case for Talent Diversity

被引:9
作者
Zhao, Yong [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] East China Normal Univ, Fac Educ, North Zhongshan Rd Campus 3663 N, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Kansas, Sch Educ, 419 JRP 1122 W Campus Rd, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
关键词
STEM; Human diversity; Education policy; Achievement gap;
D O I
10.1007/s10956-018-9743-3
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This paper is a caution to the overemphasis on STEM in schools. Human talents and interests are extremely diverse for all sorts of reasons (nature via nurture). However, not all talents and skills have equal utility value in all societies. Thus, societies tend to suppress some and support others (via education or social policies). STEM represents the U.S. policy to support a narrow set of skills and talents/interests and suppress non-STEM skills. As the human society enters a different time, we have witnessed the rising value of other talents/skills. This paper brings evidence to show how traditionally undervalued talents/interests (arts, music, entertainment, global competencytranslators/interpreters, interpersonal/intrapersonal, etc.) have gained value as human beings acquire more disposal income and leisure time to be able to consume psychological and spiritual products. The paper also discusses the potential danger of an excessive focus on STEM in education.
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页码:62 / 68
页数:7
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