Week 1 | Two Cultures
After reading the two articles, "Two Cultures and The Scientific Revolution" by C.P. Snow and "Third Culture: Being in Between" by Vesna V., I would say that the seperation between arts and sciences can somehow been reflected in the education in the U.S., and even perfectly matches the senario of education in China. Gap & Separation Between STEM and Liberal Arts Walking through the traditional pathway studying at normal Chinese primary and secondary school, then graduating from Chinese international high school and getting into UCLA, I had a quite comprehensive view of the contradiction between arts and sciences in the system of both countries. The education system in the states is relatively more inclusive and diversified, so such separation is not extremely obvious or serious. However, the society values sciences much more in Asia, where almost all the parents, teachers, and the society itself favor science students, especially STEM students, among those who