STEM vs. STEAM

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

Even if it's the case that a lot of people in STEM do not respect the arts, that alone doesn't really provide any good justification for adding "art" to the acronym.

That definitely wasn't my entire argument, as evidenced by the rest of all my posts on the subject. My argument is that the combination of the lack of respect people give art, combined with its importance both outside of STEM subjects and even within STEM subjects, shows the value of recognizing art alongside STEM subjects.

Lots of people here seem to agree that STEM subjects involve art, and art subjects involve STEM. If that's really the case, yet there is a lack of respect for something this important to the rest of STEM, adding art to the acronym is a good response, which helps further imply this relationship.