In the topic of STEM vs. STEAM, I would have to side with STEAM. I believe in STEAM over STEM for many reasons. STEM may include a subtle amount of the arts, but not enough, I believe that more is needed. With STEAM there is a higher priority to include art in the curriculum, and I believe it can result in a higher education. Art is relaxing, creative, expressive, and should be something every student gets to experience in depth.
I believe taking the STEM approach is a good way to bore students. Yes, some of the lessons involve art like, language arts, social studies, and history but that isn’t enough (Jolly, 2014). I know when I was in High School I would enjoy the classes that included art or had a creative approach to teaching the material. Drilling the same material, reading through a book, and answering test questions day after day is dull. I don’t believe that focusing more on the core subjects like science and math will result in better test scores, better grades, more educated students, and more successful graduates. Everyone is different and should be accounted for. Some people are visual learners, …show more content…
STEAM debate. I think STEAM offers more creativity, along with a mental release from the intensive regime STEM offers. While STEM does offer a subtle amount of the arts in its curriculum, STEAM focuses more on these particular art courses as well as being able to offer science, math, and engineering as well. With STEAM students will not become burned out on drilling the same subject day after day. They’ll be able to learn STEM while having fun and enjoying themselves in the process. I believe a learning environment focusing strictly on learning is too hardcore and students become bored. With STEAM you get the best of both worlds, being able to learn science, math, technology, engineering, and have necessary courses such as language arts, digital design, photography, drama, and many
I believe taking the STEM approach is a good way to bore students. Yes, some of the lessons involve art like, language arts, social studies, and history but that isn’t enough (Jolly, 2014). I know when I was in High School I would enjoy the classes that included art or had a creative approach to teaching the material. Drilling the same material, reading through a book, and answering test questions day after day is dull. I don’t believe that focusing more on the core subjects like science and math will result in better test scores, better grades, more educated students, and more successful graduates. Everyone is different and should be accounted for. Some people are visual learners, …show more content…
STEAM debate. I think STEAM offers more creativity, along with a mental release from the intensive regime STEM offers. While STEM does offer a subtle amount of the arts in its curriculum, STEAM focuses more on these particular art courses as well as being able to offer science, math, and engineering as well. With STEAM students will not become burned out on drilling the same subject day after day. They’ll be able to learn STEM while having fun and enjoying themselves in the process. I believe a learning environment focusing strictly on learning is too hardcore and students become bored. With STEAM you get the best of both worlds, being able to learn science, math, technology, engineering, and have necessary courses such as language arts, digital design, photography, drama, and many