U.S. Students Shun Computer Science, Engineering

n9fzx writes "The San Jose Mercury News reports on a study by the Computing Research Association which finds that 'Undergraduates in U.S. universities are starting to abandon their studies in computer technology and engineering amid widespread worries about the accelerating pace of offshoring by high-technology employers.' Enrollment in those fields has dropped by 19% in the past year alone." Update: 03/24 23:40 GMT by CN : jlechem wrote in with a related story: "Wired News has a story about how American companies are outsourcing not because of cheap labor but because of the American school system not being up to snuff. In a report by the AeA, they contend that American schools don't teach enough math and science anymore."

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Re:On the bright side,

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Wow. How exceedingly arrogant. Does that mean doing anything for any reason other than being passionately interested makes someone unworthy?

Tell that to all of the CS people I know who now work in services or fast food now that their jobs are gone. They don't have passion for these professions, so they should just make way for those who do. I mean, who needs food on the table, right?

This of course also ignores the fact that some people who *are* interested in CS may avoid it in lieu of something else, knowing they can't get a job when they graduate. So now you have CS-minded people taking classes they're not really interested in. That's better, right? Seriously, if CS becomes the equivalent of Underwater Basket Weaving, who's going to bother?