STEM HELP
Martha G Smons (Marthasimons)
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March 9, 2021
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The economy and the general well-being
of people around the world are supported
by science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics. It is these disciplines that
underpin industry, food production, health
care, and a host of other things we cannot
live without. And all of these fields need
specialists, and the demand for them is
steadily growing. Moreover, futurologists
predict: scientific and technological
progress will become very fast and very
complex, so it will require more and more
qualified personnel to manage. Mind asked
Elena Kuharevskaya, an expert in the field
of modern innovative education and
director of Liko-School and technological
lyceum "Liko", about what our children
should be taught today so that they could
become demanded specialists in the future.
What is STEM education? To solve this
problem and developed a system of
education STEM: Science (science),
Technology (technology), Engineering
(engineering) and Mathematics
(mathematics), which are not studied
separately, as we used to, but in
combination. The system emerged at the
request of business, because today a large
part of the workforce does not have the
skills needed in the 21st century, and is
not able to respond quickly to the changes
that progress brings.
In the STEM
methodology, the focus is on a practical
task or problem.
Students learn to find a solution not
in theory, but directly in practice, by
trial and error. STEM education helps
develop children's critical thinking,
teamwork skills, a holistic view of the
world, and the ability to apply knowledge
to solve real-world problems. In contrast
to classical education, a STEM-education
gives the child much more autonomy. This
learning process is less influenced by the
relationship that has developed between
the student and the teacher, which makes
it possible to objectively assess
progress. The child learns to be
independent, make decisions and take
responsibility for them.
Is STEM just for techies? Not at all.
Recently, this system has been actively
developing a creative direction, which
includes creative and artistic disciplines
(Art). That's where another letter in the
acronym - STEAM - comes from. And this is
quite justified, as a future based solely
on science and technology is unlikely to
please anyone.
In recent years, there has been much
talk in the West about the shortage of
STEM workers, which will still increase in
the coming years. In particular, the
British Royal Academy of Engineering
reports that the British will have to
graduate more than 100,000 students in
STEM fields by 2020 to meet demand.
According to other studies, Germany is
short 210,000 workers in math, computer
science, science and technology.
Therefore, developed countries such as
Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel,
China, Korea, Singapore, the United
States, and the EU countries have
government programs in STEM education. For
example, in the USA under the Strategic
Plan for STEAM Education by 2020 it is
planned to increase the share of students
involved in STEAM to 50% and train 100,000
new STEAM teachers.
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