Sample Thesis Statement On Education

THESIS: “To benefit our economy and society, our national priority should be on encouraging more students to study STEM” (Adkins) that includes science, technology, engineering, and math.

Our economy and society need new generation of new technology innovators, however the number of STEM students has shrunk dramatically.

5% of U.S. workforce is employed in STEM related fields but they provide more than 50% of the country’s sustained economic expansion.

STEM-related disciplines can serve for the universal betterment of society.

Once the U.S. was the residence of high-qualified STEM experts, but today the number of them sharply decreased.

The urgent need to encourage students to study STEM requires taking some measures.

The size of the STEM education may be increased by maintaining an enthusiasm for studying science, technology, engineering and math among the high school or college students.

Public-private partnerships can also be of particular importance because students will be taught both theory and practice.

The composition of the STEM education should be also changed by including more women and underrepresented minorities.
Parents can also inspire their children by role models that can potentially develop a scientific interest from the early age.
We need to encourage our students to study STEM by explaining to them that the technological innovations that surround them are not only for consumption, they also serve as a basis to create new ones.

Works Cited

Adkins, Rodney C. “America Desperately Needs More STEM Students. Here’s How to Get Them.” Forbes, 7 Sep. 2012.
‹http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesleadershipforum/2012/07/09/america-desperately-needs-more-stem-students-heres-how-to-get-them/›.