After working 17 years as an analytical chemist, I could count on my hands the number of scientist who would advise their kids to study science or engineering.
I've seen this said many times on FR and cannot understand why this is so. The vast majority of people getting rich in Silicon Valley and other high tech industry locations studied science and engineering in school. With technological advances driving so much of our economy, there will be incredible opportunities in the future for scientists and engineers to realize the American dream.