Reply To: Barriers and Overcoming Them

[David Terrell]

The one influence that I see affected my students getting into higher ed STEM was the misconception of what it is. Thanks, Eric for bringing this discussion into light.
One example is students thinking they want to be medical doctors. Part of the misconception/misunderstanding is the idea that you get there in no time and with no effort. Even though learning is fun it takes time and effort. This is complicated because technology today allows us to have prompt actions like fast food, without recognizing that there is a lot of work behind the scenes even in “fast food”. The organization and equipment necessary take a lot of time to be developed.
And, of course, the short attention span that modernity is inducing in our brains.