Asscienceandtechnologycontributemosttothedevelopmentofsociety,sciencestudentsshouldgetmorefinancialsupportfromgovernmentthanstudentsinotherfields(eg.business,language,etc.).Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement
Neverinhistorywasscienceandtechnologysoemphasizedasinmodernsociety.Oneismostlikelytogetascholarshipforgraduatestudyoverseasifheorshemajorsinscienceortechnology.However,thislopsidedemphasisseemsungrounded.
Itisquitedebatablethatscienceandtechnologycontributemoretohumanprogress.Notwithstandingtheachivementsandmiraclesmadepossiblebyscience,numerousissuescannotbesolvedbyscienceortechnology.Socialissuessuchasjuveniledelinquency,racialdiscriminationandmoraldegradationareallbeyondthescopeofscience.Modernpeoplearemoreoftenplaguedbyproblemsoftheheart,insteadofthebody.Thematerialwealthgeneratedbyscienceandtechnologyoftenpalesagainstthepeaceofmindbroughtbyartorliterature.
Besides,theamountoffinancialaidshouldbebasedonthestudents'academicperformance.Howmuchfinancialsupportastudentistoreceiveshouldbedeterminedonanindividualbasis.Grantsorscholarshipshouldnotbelavisheduponthosewithoutrealinterestinordedicationtoascholarlypursuit.Whereasthosewithrealpotentialshouldbeofferedadequatefinancialsupportlesttheygetdistractedbyworkingparttimetopayfortheireducation.Nomatterwhatmajortheyarein,theforemostcriteriaforreceivingfinancialaidshouldbetheiracademicpotential.Thus,itisnotjustifiedtofavorsciencemajorsmorethanotherstudents.
Inalargersense,allsubjectsarevitaltohumanprogress.Itwillbeahopelessattempttocomparetheimportanceofeachsubject.Financialsupportshouldbegrantedtothosewithrealpotential.