It has been observed that in many countries not enough students are choosing to study science subjects at university. What do you think are the causes of the problem? What are the effects on society

These days, students are divided in their opinion regarding to which subject they opt to

study

and in many nations very few of them choose

science

at the tertiary institutions. So what are the implications?

This

essay will discuss the reason

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for

this

phenomenon and the effects on the

society

. Apparently, undergraduates tend to go for courses that are easier to

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study, however

however

, there are many reasons for their lack of interest in

science

courses.

Firstly

, the use of outdated curriculum to teach. To elucidate, most educational institutions are still dependent on old curricula and

this

has made lectures boring and difficult to comprehend.

Secondly

, learning

science

requires hard work and pragmatic approaches and these characters are not inherent in our youths today. To illustrate, most youngsters are lazy and they opt for easier things in life. More so, they channel their youthful exuberance to irrelevant aspects

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of

life which are not beneficial to them.

For instance

, it is a common trend these days that every young adult wants to become a

muscian

someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

musician

, they think it is the easiest way to riches. By and large, the two major reasons why pupils opt less of

science

courses in school are the use of obsolete curriculum in schools and the belief that

science

subjects are difficult to

study

.

On the other hand

, the effects of these to the

society

are outrageous.

This

can lead to a decline in scientific innovations.

In other words

,

science

is important in our everyday life and decision making and when hindered

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everything stalls.

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instance in

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instance, in

Nigeria, voting requires a high precision of technology to be carried out and when

this

is not done, irregularities follow

such

as rigging, disenfranchisement and so on.

Furthermore

, another adverse effect of

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the shortage

a shortage

of scientist is

production

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a production

the production

of substandard and fake goods. To expatiate, in

this

modern times, due to burgeoning technological advances, workers in scientific fields are

sort

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sorted

out for but when there are shortages of scientists to fill in the positions, it could be detrimental to the

society

and can lead to production of substandard goods. To exemplify

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in 2013 India with her

technologies but

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technologies, but

not

enough scientist

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enough, scientist

produced a plethora of substandard and fake drugs,

this

was attributed to lack of scientists to manage their ever growing pharmaceutical sector. By and large, shortage of scientist could lead to unwholesome goods in circulation. To recapitulate, the benefits of students studying

science

subjects cannot be over emphasised

nonetheless

, the reasons for

this

phenomenon are obsolete teaching curriculum and the belief

science

course are difficult to

study

.

In addition

, when there are not enough

science

student in the

society

, it can lead

decline

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to decline

technological innovations and production of unwholesome products.