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Teenagers in the US know they’ll probably need tech skills to land good jobs, but a new survey suggests that interest in tech careers may be decreasing (减少).
The percentage of boys aged 13 to 17 who are interested in science, technology, engineering (工程) and math – or STEM – careers dropped from 36 percent in 2017 to 24 percent this year, according to a survey by Junior Achievement USA. The amount of girls interested in STEM careers stayed unchanged at 11 percent.
But the 1,000 survey participants still named technology as one of two key skills that will be necessary to prepare them for their future careers.
“Kids don’t understand how technology can be applied to careers outside of computers, coding (编码) and maybe robotics (机器人学),” said Tammera L. Holmes, president of aviation consulting firm AeroStar Consulting. “That’s all they know, so they can’t really translate that interest to career pathways (职业道路).”
When Holmes was in high school, her mom sent her to an event that featured (以……为专题) the Tuskegee Airmen, famous military (军事的) pilots from World War II. One of the pilots took her for a ride and let her take the wheel. “I was 16 years old, flying over Lake Michigan, facing down the skyline, and I knew immediately that was the career for me,” she said.
Women remain outnumbered by men in fields like technology. For people working to increase the number of women in these areas, the lack of growth in girls’ interest in STEM careers is concerning.
Teenage girls are more interested than their male classmates in pursuing (追求) careers in which they can help others, said Ed Grocholski from Junior Achievement. Even with all the programs aimed at increasing girls’ interest in STEM, “I don’t think we really talk that much about how we improve people’s lives through STEM,” Grocholski said.
Society needs to do better at making those connections for kids, said Katherine Latham, founder of an engineering firm. She used civil engineering (土木工程) as an example of a career that will continue to be crucial.
However, the fact that students know they will need tech skills in their future careers is encouraging. The second skill they said they need? Relationship-building.
“That’s going to be the new breed (类型) of engineers,” Latham said.
1.What is the reason behind kids’ falling interest in tech careers?
A.They find tech careers too boring.
B.They find tech skills are less important than before.
C.They can’t connect their tech interest to future careers.
D.They don’t think tech careers are rewarding enough.
2.What started Holmes’ interest in her current career?
A.A documentary about the life of pilots.
B.A summer camp for trainee pilots.
C.Her parents’ wish for her to become a pilot.
D.Her flight experience with a pilot.
3.According to Grocholski, teenage girls are more interested in careers that ______.
A.can improve people’s lives.
B.will make them look beautiful.
C.are different from those of their parents.
D.can socialize more with other people.
4.What is the article mainly about?
A.The popularity of tech careers among kids and its reasons.
B.Reasons behind the change of kids’ interest in tech careers.
C.The different careers boys and girls in the US will pursue.
D.Some examples of kids pursuing tech careers successfully.
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