As the world has become more industrialized, there has been a growth in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Since the early 2000s, the United States has been sponsoring initiatives to grow education in STEM. It is valuable to implement initiatives to improve STEM education, but not at the expense of humanities education because while there is value in STEM education as it is becoming more prevalent in the growing technological world, there is even greater value in coupling that learning with studies in humanities. To begin, there is great value in STEM education. In a 2010 graph from the United States Department of Education, it details the projected percent increases in STEM jobs from 2010-2020. It lists several STEM heavy occupations such as Systems Software Developers and Medical Scientists as having an increase, but even across all occupations there is a 14% increase in STEM-related jobs. (Source B) Not only are the STEM heavy jobs showing a projected increase, but across all occupations theres is shown to be a projected increase. If the goal of school and education is to prepare students for the workforce, then increasing the STEM education will open lots of doors in all occupations. Improving initiatives for STEM education will not only increase the opportunities, but also will create better quality initiatives for students to participate in, which comes as a byproduct of putting more money and emphasis on these initiatives, therefore increasing the likelihood of a student being prepared for a technical job in the field of STEM. In Source F, an article by the then dean of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering, details the rise of STEM and cites how technology and engineering were added and emphasized because it isn't as prevalent, despite society being dependent on both (Source F). This evidence supports the value of the STEM education because it details how society is dependent on areas such as technology and engineering, despite it not being emphasized in schools. Consequently, if engineering and technology are moved to have a greater presence in education, students will be better equipped to serve in a society where these two areas are so prevalent. By increasing initiatives to foster STEM education, students will be better equipped for the workforce, ready to contribute to society, and be better employees because they will have the skills necessary to succeed. While there are benefits to increasing initiatives for STEM education, there is also value in humanities studies as well. According to Source D, a survey conducted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 4 out of 5 of the skills that employers value stem more from the fields of humanities and arts. (Source D) The challenges in this world are distinctly "human in nature and scale" (Source E) despite requiring solutions through STEM. (Humanities help teach skills to address human problems, and also teach skills to communicate and better interact with other people.) Consequently, if students are learning human skills and ways of communication, it will lead to better interactions and relationships because students will now how human nature works, and be able to solve very real, very human problems. Not only does studies in arts and humanities build a greater skill set, they also "are a source of enlightenment and inspiration, and exposure to the arts broadens one's perspective." (Source E) By broadening one's perspective, it leads to a greater understanding about other people. When people become more understanding, they are able to better serve and care for others in the world when they understand them. By not only equipping students with human skills to solve problems, they also gain understanding and perspective in a very diverse world, all through the study of arts and humanities. It has been proven that both STEM and humanities studies teach good skills and prepare students for the future, but when coupled together, this creates people very capable and ready to not only have a career, but to provide real value to whom they serve. Source E, an opinion article first appearing in The Boston Globe, details the great work that happens at MIT when humanities and arts is joined with studies in STEM. One recent medical school graduate wrote: "MIT biology prepared me for medicine...Literature prepared me to be a doctor." (Source E) This evidence supports the idea that true preparedness comes with a combination of humanities and STEM studies, because it takes the value in fields, and joins them to have the needed skills for the future career. If one area teaches a skill, and another area teaches another valuable skill in conjunction with that, then a student will have a broadened view of what they need and be prepared for their career and life. Therefore, by studying both arts and STEM, one will develop a more rounded view of the world and have the skills necessary to be prepared for their life. There is value in increasing STEM education, as it will open doors and prepare students for careers in this growing area, but there is also value in studying humanities, as it will broaden the views of students and teach them better communication and human skills. There is an even greater value in studying both STEM and humanities, because it will equip students with all the skills they need for their jobs and life.