The central bank said it should pay attention to science and engineering education. What do you think of this?

According to media reports, in April of 20021,the central bank indicated that it should attach importance to science and engineering education. The reason why Southeast Asian countries fall into the middle-income trap is that there are too many liberal arts students. After the news was fermented on social platforms, it caused widespread concern and discussion among netizens.

Some netizens believe that China is now vigorously developing its manufacturing industry, and increasing the country's hard power requires more science and engineering students to join; Some netizens also believe that only by improving the cultural literacy of science and engineering students can liberal arts education be carried out. The author himself is a graduate student in liberal arts. The author thinks that if science and engineering representatives? Technical rationality? So what does liberal arts stand for? Essential rationality? What does our society need? Technical rationality? But we still need. Essential rationality? .

First, the current social prejudice against liberal arts. In fact, this society now holds a biased attitude towards liberal arts. When I was studying science and engineering in high school and university, I turned to liberal arts during my postgraduate study. I think liberal arts know more about the goals of a world and a society than science. If this society is full of science and engineering and mechanical thinking, what it lacks is thinking about the world and considering the rational operation of society. Under this prejudice against liberal arts, it will eventually lead the world to be like a high-speed train, which may lead to deviant behavior due to lack of direction.

Second, at present, China really needs more students with science and engineering backgrounds. However, as far as the development of China is concerned, the author thinks that the society in China really needs more students with science and engineering backgrounds, because in fact, China is still a developing country in essence, and developing countries should focus on improving productivity, rather than considering whether the whole society is fair or not and whether the social system is perfect.

Third, attach importance to science and engineering education but don't ignore humanistic quality. In China's higher education, liberal arts is at the bottom of the discipline contempt chain, but in western countries represented by the United States and Britain, the situation is just the opposite. Of course, this is influenced by the differences between our different societies, but it also shows the importance of science and engineering education, but we should not ignore the humanistic quality, in order to make this society not become a? Mechanization? Instead of becoming a society full of people? Essential rationality? A society that exists.