OneManGang
Veteran
Oh ya, if we didn't have to sell our organs to pay for college then by all means get a PhD. There is a reason so many students that do pursue a PhD aren't American.
STEM Education And Jobs: Declining Numbers Of Blacks Seen In Math, Science
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Sure...compared to english majors.
Not Engineers, and for damn sure not anyone in raw sciences or math.
STEM teaches you the basics to work a basic job.
Then you get your masters then so on
The bar has been raised.
a STEM student has far more autonomy to create a career than most other fields.
Thats the thing...Science PhD's are often paid for in most programs worth a damn.
I don't know any PhD student in the sciences who pays for shyt.
Trades schools and certs will increase the number of minorities in aerospace engineeringI'm just an engineer who's telling you how it really is out there.
But I see that you haven't contributed shyt to this debate anyway, so please enlighten us with your wisdom
superunknown23
Superstar
I keep hearing about lab techs... They ain't making shyt either.
Many of them don't even have a college degree! They get jobs the old-fashioned way: thru networking.
It's unfair but that's how most people get those kinds of jobs, by knowing people connected to companies (family, friends, acquaintances). Qualifications are almost secondary.
This system hurts minorities the most since it overwhelmingly favors white folks who dominate Corporate America... Unless you have connected white friends willing to help out.
The networking thing was an eye-opener for me. That shyt is so prevalent in my company, it's disgusting (father, son, cousin, friend, etc). Some white dude just got hired mainly because he was once a roommate of a colleague. He didn't even go to college but he's gonna learn on the job (lab tech)
That's a killer for minorities, since almost 80 percent of white folks don't have friends of another race.
http://news.yahoo.com/75-percent-white-people-don-t-nonwhite-friends-185945825.html
Plus, it homogenizes the office since friends tend to have the same qualities and flaws. That's not always beneficial for the company.
I got lucky since I found my job the hard way (I had no connections but my engineering degree was a nice asset).
Many of them don't even have a college degree! They get jobs the old-fashioned way: thru networking.
It's unfair but that's how most people get those kinds of jobs, by knowing people connected to companies (family, friends, acquaintances). Qualifications are almost secondary.
This system hurts minorities the most since it overwhelmingly favors white folks who dominate Corporate America... Unless you have connected white friends willing to help out.
The networking thing was an eye-opener for me. That shyt is so prevalent in my company, it's disgusting (father, son, cousin, friend, etc). Some white dude just got hired mainly because he was once a roommate of a colleague. He didn't even go to college but he's gonna learn on the job (lab tech)
That's a killer for minorities, since almost 80 percent of white folks don't have friends of another race.
http://news.yahoo.com/75-percent-white-people-don-t-nonwhite-friends-185945825.html
Plus, it homogenizes the office since friends tend to have the same qualities and flaws. That's not always beneficial for the company.
I got lucky since I found my job the hard way (I had no connections but my engineering degree was a nice asset).
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I'm just an engineer who's telling you how it really is out there.
But I see that you haven't contributed shyt to this debate anyway, so please enlighten us with your wisdom
The question
Should there be more Blacks in STEM? Which is a yes, does not come close to addressing our issues as a community.
To claim so means you have a simple view of whats going on.
theworldismine13
God Emperor of SOHH
Trades schools and certs will increase the number of minorities in aerospace engineering
LOL
breh, i dont know whether to laugh or cry reading these posts, the thing is ive seen this same type of mentality in real life, that is what scares me
but then again, i never really understood what a phd was or its significance until i was already in school
theworldismine13
God Emperor of SOHH
i dont agree, i think it does address issues in our community, increasing black people with STEM degrees and STEM knowledge is central to black economics
superunknown23
Superstar
We're talking about STEM jobs here.
There are other threads about poverty, crime, etc.
Btw, I'm pretty sure that the poverty and crime rates in our community would be much lower if we had more blacks in STEM fields (like asians)
We're talking about STEM jobs here.
There are other threads about poverty, crime, etc.
Btw, I'm pretty sure that the poverty and crime rates in our community would be much lower if we had more blacks in STEM fields (like asians)
superunknown23
Superstar
Heck, I'd go out on a limb and say that the crime and poverty rates among engineers is probably lower than average population.
Shocking, I know
Heck, I'd go out on a limb and say that the crime and poverty rates among engineers is probably lower than average population.
Shocking, I know
Fam, read up on history, sociology, psychology and economics. You sound DUMB.
superunknown23
Superstar
Based on your posts here, I'm pretty sure that I'm far better versed in those topics than you are.
You're flaunting your ignorance here but the funniest part is how oblivious you seem to be
