FCE Essay Writing (3)

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Science plays a vital role in the well-being of a country. I would suggest three ways to get millennials bent on science subjects, namely investing in educational television programmes, building more interactive museums, and granting exemptions for science major university students as well as paying more for science graduates. To begin with, a TV set has become a universal device that every household has at least one. According to a recent report by UNESCO, an alarmingly high number of youngsters spend more than 6 hours per day in front of the TV watching sitcoms, music live shows, and reality shows. When asked if they ever wanted to watch an educational programme about science, nine out of ten of the interviewees complained about the shortage of such programmes, adding that there are more social science and language training programmes than natural science ones. Based on their answers, I would believe that if more science-related TV programmes are considered, they would capture the youth’s attention and interest. In terms of museums, traditional museums are boring in that they are all about look, no touch, and no photos; modern museums, by contrast, have made museum goers’ experiences more interactive and multisensory, and have received positive feedback from visitors. Once the kids have hands-on experience of the principles of, say, chemistry, they would get excited about the subject and would love to delve into the subject. The last point of mine is reduce tuition fees for students pursuing science in tertiary education and secure well-paid jobs for them. Money almost always has an effect, to some extent, on people’s career choices. If you need not spend much money for your college degree and you can earn a lot after graduation, I cannot think of a reason for which people would turn their back on science. (301 words)