Regarding this statement on the Internet, we can first look at the courses that science education majors have studied, including college physics, college chemistry, life science and experiment, introduction to modern science and technology, handicraft technology, teaching theory of comprehensive practical activities, introduction to scientific and technological innovation education, automation technology foundation, mechanical technology, technical design and design.
It can be seen that science education majors need to learn physics, chemistry, handicrafts, machinery, biology and other aspects of knowledge, while universities only have four years. It is actually more difficult to learn all these college courses well. So by the time of graduation, most students have finished all the courses, but they haven't learned them thoroughly yet.
One more thing, when you first see the science education normal major, you will think that it is a major that can be a teacher in the future. But when you think about it, the most common teachers are Chinese, math, English, physics, chemistry, biology, politics, history, geography, and there are not many science teachers. This involves finding a counterpart job after graduation. Even if you have passed the teacher qualification examination, when you apply to the school, people will ask you to have a teacher qualification certificate for the corresponding subject. In addition, if you take one of the subjects, such as physics teacher qualification certificate, but the people who apply with you are not only physics teachers, but also teachers qualification certificate, the school will give priority to others. Mainly because a better school will require that the major and certificate match.
Just because some people have faced this situation and think that the employment prospects of this major are not as good as their psychological expectations, they will think that this major is a deceptive major. However, after graduation, you can choose to work in some areas in the south, be a STEM course teacher, a general technology teacher or work in a science and technology museum.
Second, is the science education major unpopular?
I think the science education major is relatively unpopular. Among pedagogy majors, undergraduate majors such as primary education, pedagogy and preschool education are popular, while science education is not popular at present.
Generally speaking, science and education majors train primary school science teachers, and some southern provinces recruit more science and education teachers, especially Zhejiang. If you are a northerner, you are not very interested in this major. Therefore, if you want to apply for this major, you need to know in advance whether there are science teachers in your hometown. If you have nothing in the future, it may be difficult to find a job.
At present, slogans such as "rejuvenating the country through science and education", "core literacy" and "STEM education" are often mentioned in China, which makes people feel that the employment prospects of science and education majors are very broad, but there is still a certain gap between the actual situation and the macro vision. Of course, if you really like this major, you must be eager to learn. It is still easy for candidates from the south to stay in their hometown and find jobs.