<p>picox, I understand what you mean, and in many ways agree with you. </p>
<p>While I recognize a societal need for social workers, paralegals, first-grade teachers, and retail clerks, the brain power required to train for and do these jobs is just not on par with other fields such as astrophysics (“She IS a rocket scientist.”), Chemical-petroleum-nuclear engineering, etc. Certainly, one can find smart, savvy, educated, and dedicated people in every field. It is just that one can excel in social work without being able to do the highest (or sometimes even higher) math. One can seldom excel in those technical fields without also excelling in the softer sciences or liberal arts. </p>
<p>And, before everyone flips out, there are indeed exceptions to every rule.</p>