How to become a smarter, more satisfied human being
Computer science graduate Hassan Qadir is resentful of an education system that pushed him to prioritise subjects geared towards finding a good, stable job, and viewed the arts as a hobby.
As a freshly certified computer science graduate, I am often served praise and admiration from people when I tell them what I have studied. ‘That will get a you a good job’, or ‘You’re going to be so rich’ are amongst the comments I receive, particularly from the aunties and uncles of the older generation of my Pakistani family.
Although this is to be expected of the traditional immigrant collective, it is the similar responses I hear from younger people that intrigues me most, especially the arts and humanities students. Of course, this is consistent given a society and an economy that venerates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Those who choose this path are promised wealth, security and respect in a workforce that increasingly favours analytical academic backgrounds... Keep reading on The Panoptic
As a freshly certified computer science graduate, I am often served praise and admiration from people when I tell them what I have studied. ‘That will get a you a good job’, or ‘You’re going to be so rich’ are amongst the comments I receive, particularly from the aunties and uncles of the older generation of my Pakistani family.
Although this is to be expected of the traditional immigrant collective, it is the similar responses I hear from younger people that intrigues me most, especially the arts and humanities students. Of course, this is consistent given a society and an economy that venerates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Those who choose this path are promised wealth, security and respect in a workforce that increasingly favours analytical academic backgrounds... Keep reading on The Panoptic