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

There are many reasons for the lack of interest in

science

subjects. The

first

reason is that in most schools the sciences that are taught, have outdated and irrelevant curricula. Most of the education is theoretical and leaves little room for enjoyment. On top of that, most primary school teachers are themselves not very interested in

science

, and so are not good teachers, who can stimulate children's interest in

science

. So, the base of students in

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stream is weak, and

therefore

they do not opt for

science

in higher classes. Learning

science

often requires hard work and considerable intellectual effort, which is not present in the contemporary youth culture. What is more, students who choose to study

science

are perceived as boring and somewhat crazy

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Furthermore

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scientist in a laboratory, is not a role model for many of today's young

people

. Football players, film stars and pop artists receive global publicity and earn fortunes. The lives of journalists and others working in the media seem interesting and challenging. Young

people

also

know that lawyers

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and some of those trading in the financial markets earn ten or a hundred times more money than the physicist in the laboratory. The social climate, especially in developed countries, is not one,

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it is easy to convince young

people

that they should concentrate on learning

science

at school or beyond. A shortage of scientists and technologists can be very detrimental

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societies

. Our

societies

are dominated by ideas and products from

science

and technology, and the influence of

science

and technology on our lives will continue to increase in the years to come. Scientific and technological knowledge and skills are crucial for most of our actions and decisions, as workers,

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voters,

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consumers, etc. In short, modern

societies

need

people

with scientific and technological qualifications at the highest level. If there will be

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of these scientists,

then

societies

will stagnate and

further

progress will stop altogether. To sum up, there are many reasons for students not taking up

science

subjects at university and

this

phenomenon shall definitely be detrimental

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society.