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Re: STEM vs. STEAM
The past is prologue: A previous STEM/STEAM discussion
Asking the right questions is important:
In the context of student-robotics programs, for me, the central STEM/STEAM question is whether I wish our culture would tilt a bit more toward producing more "Artists" than it does now, or toward producing more "STEM" folks than it does now.
Nothing draconian, just which way would I want that needle to move.
Currently, moving the needle a bit more toward more STEM graduates, without losing sight of the bigger picture, seems to be a good idea.
Blake
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Last edited by gblake : 21-09-2016 at 18:21.
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