An article was posted in regard to the Oskaloosa, Iowa schooling system and their stess on STEM in education. STEM refers to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There has recently been a strong push for the involvement of these programs in education. One of the most significant points the article drew up was that everyone needs some knowledge of STEM even if not going into that field. The speaker at the event, Derry, stated, "You still need to make decisions about the food that you eat, the news you read about, and your health." Science, technology, engineering and math are in our lives no matter what field you go into. This is different from most other field as in I would never need to know how to teach, or produce art if I was not in that field. Specifically, engineering is everywhere and in everything we use and knowledge on how all of this works will be useful for anyone and everyone.
Our world has become integrated with advancing technology so quickly our education system has not kept up with this progress. The point of this article was to enforce the need to advance our systems in education to be on par with the level engineering and other STEM jobs. Personally I was a part of this change going on in school systems. In high school, I was a part of a pilot, "STEM Academy" program that took students who excelled in math and science and gave them the opportunity to excel in a STEM career. It was interesting to see and be a part of the changing education system. What I experienced is exactly what was being discussed in the article for the schools in Iowa. Similar programs are being seen as more and more important and will soon be a part of every students learning not just a select few.
In the article it discusses the fact that Derry found that STEM is drawing high interest in students along with the demand. This shows that the these programs are even more necessary. The importance for education in science, technology, engineering and math is higher than it has ever been. The significance of STEM knowledge is greater than ever as pointed out in the article and it is necessary for the education system to evolve.
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