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A. Goldie does not care about beauty or clothes B. She learned to make a machine with the blocks（积木） C. Yet girls appear far less interested in STEM subjects D. They should also provide a good education E. The four areas together are known as STEM |
Not enough American students want to be engineers, mathematicians, or scientists. The US government wants to change that. The government will spend three billion dollars on the education of young Americans in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Many jobs in the STEM fields will open in the coming years. The purpose of the government's investment（投资）is to increase the number of Americans who can take those jobs. than boys. Only 25 percent of STEM students are girls.
Camsie McAdams is at the US Education Department. She says girls simply do not feel welcomed in STEM subjects.
Debbie Sterling is an engineer. She invented a toy for girls. The name of the toy is “Goldie Blox”. To interest girls, Sterling created the character “Goldie”. Goldie tells stories, solves difficult problems and builds new worlds.
Mia is a seven-year-old girl who likes science. In her room, she has no fashion dolls. Instead, she received a set of Goldie Blox from her grandmother. .
Experts say parents should do more than just buy toys to interest their girls in STEM subjects. . At school, girls should take part in projects that require teamwork and creative thinking.
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I'm Molly Brown, a student from New York. Every day, there are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} terrible rules around me. In the morning, Mom's rules come—“Get up now and make your bed!”, “Don't leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen!” After that, I run to school {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I can't be late. At school, I also have more rules {#blank#}3{#/blank#} —don't be noisy, don't eat in class, …
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“I feel happy to teach those kids how to study. The {#blank#}9{#/blank#} thing is that I can also learn a lot from them. I won't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} up volunteering after graduation (毕业). I hope to continue teaching kids who need help,” Kate says.
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