As jobs in technology have skyrocketed, so have the number of students seeking degrees in those fields. This story looks at how students could be missing out on fulfilling careers and important...
========== [MUSIC PLAYING]NAT MENGIST: Mornings
like this arereally peaceful because
the garden is quiet.And all you hear are the birds
and sometimes the squirrels.INTERVIEWER: This is Nat Mangus'
office, bountiful vegetableand herb beds in Seattle's
Wallingford neighborhood.SUBJECT 1: Mm, that's good.INTERVIEWER: He's
found his callingas the head of the children's
garden program Tilth Alliance.NAT MENGIST: So any of these
really dark brown flower headsare going to--INTERVIEWER: It's a
very different jobthan he envisioned
when he enrolledat the University of
Washington six years ago,intending to study
medical science.But he quickly realized
he wouldn't be happyworking in a lab.NAT MENGIST: And so I took a
break from math ...
