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I wouldn't worry about "STEAM" being any worse than "STEM" already is. The common thread in "STEM" is, as far as I can tell, things that Americans think are too

I wouldn't worry about "STEAM" being any worse than "STEM" already is. The common thread in "STEM" is, as far as I can tell, things that Americans think are too hard for them. Concretely, I'm not sure what good the policy implications are of a category does that spans mathematics and educational evaluation and public policy and archeology[1][2]. [1]: https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2016/stem-list.pdf https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2... [2]: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12599/nsf12599.htm#appendix https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12599/nsf12599.htm#appendix

lumost 6y ago
Left to its own devices, the US education system would have you believe that a passing knowledge of the english language is the core deliverable from k-12. Science and math courses cost more, and have constant shortages of qualified teaching staff. The danger of the over-emphasis on language skills is that college bound students who have done well in k-12 carry the notion forward and major in english, and psychology. They are then surprised when they hit against the reality that the job market for those with a 9th grade understanding of math&science that hasn't been exercised in 8 years and the ability to write a 50 page essay is surprisingly limited.