21-09-2016, 12:17
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AKA: Pinecone
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
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Re: STEM vs. STEAM
Lots of people are making statements to the effect that "STEM already incorporates a lot of art, STEM is itself an art, therefore we don't need to change the acronym". Isn't this an argument against keeping the acronym, not for it? If art is so important to STEM, it should be recognized as a part of it.
Calling it like I see it here; lots of people in STEM fields don't have respect for the arts, and that's where a lot of the pushback on this change is. Lots of STEM majors in college look down on art majors as being unemployable or unrealistic, and feel their majors are superior to theirs. This extends into the professional world as well. I think fighting this stigma that devalues art is important.
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