6. It has been argued that the U.S. education system is
in crisis due to the relative decline in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM)
proficiency, fewer young people are interested in
STEM fields, and decline in measured creativity.
-- (Cognizant, n.d., Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS), 2012).
9. Why should we do it?
How should we do it?
Do we really have to do it?
10. “Justice Scalia, in a concurring opinion, was honest (or
exasperated) enough to make his lack of expertise explicit,
describing his inability to understand on “[his] own
knowledge or even [his] own belief,” the “fine details of
molecular biology” relevant to the case.”
-- Slate.com
There are stock photos of ancient libraries. Library of Celsus.
Images of server farms on istockphoto, and a few in the lightbox.
Whether it is knowing code, understanding the genome, parsing climate change research, etc. people need to be able to understand multiple technologies, even at a basic level, in order to make decisions, stay informed and participate in commerce, democracy, and society. What is STEAM?
"Justice Scalia, in a concurring opinion, was honest (or exasperated) enough to make his lack of expertise explicit, describing his inability to understand on “[his] own knowledge or even [his] own belief,” the “fine details of molecular biology” relevant to the case."
-Slate.com,
-Slate.com,
