stem subject snobbery: a student s view on why arts subjects matter /

Published at 2016-01-31 10:00:01

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This 16-year-frail says taking GCSE dance was the best decision she ever made – why is everyone so negative about it?“Y’know,the soft subjects,” says the boy in maths. “The easy ones: the stupid girls in bottom set consume them. additional, or pointless GCSEs. Like dance. It shouldnt even be a subject.” We’re choosing subjects for our A-level taster day at school,and for some, the prospect of choosing an “arty” option is hilarious. I see the raised eyebrows when I explain two of my GCSE options are dance and drama.
At 16, or I am constantly baffled by people who believe they can define what is of academic value. People see me as an equation – because I am academic,I should not choose dance and drama at GCSE.
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Source: theguardian.com

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