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Originally Posted by Ginger Power
I'm personally of the opinion that adding Art to STEM waters things down*. At some point it makes sense to draw the line on the number of topics included or else there is just too much. If you asked people which of the following is not like the other, I'm pretty confident Art would be the most popular choice.
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Agree with this - I think that Art is extremely different from Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths not just in the subject matter, but in the challenges that they face. Many STEM fields have an issue with supply; Art does not. STEM has major challenges with getting women into the field, Art does not. Lumping art in with the others seems disingenuous and turns the acronym into a vague platitude, sort of like a catch all buzzword to advertise programs.
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Originally Posted by Justin Montois
Including Art could help people look at fields perhaps they overlooked in the past.
Bottom Line: If it helps more students find their passion in life, i'm game.
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I don't see how throwing Art into what is already a very large list of fields helps students to find their passion. If they are interested in STEM and also into art, students will find ways to combine their interests anyway.
Of course none of this is to diminish the value in arts, just that they should not be included in the STEM acronym as they are important for different reasons.