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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ But it’s in the STEM box of that CTE slide, with things like cybersecurity and agricultural. Makeup artist is an awkward fit, at best, with those things.[/quote]

Yes, as a PP already explained, they're trying to rearrange all of the CTE programs to fit into the five broad categories. Not everything fits perfectly.[/quote]

It makes much more sense in the entrepreneurship, arts, or healthcare box.

I think I agree with this PP: “That MCPS considers cosmetology STEM is more disturbing than mixing up cosmology with cosmetology.”

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PP who brought up this wording concern here. I originally thought it’s a typo, which is laughable, but now I intend to believe it’s not a typo. This is study team’s understanding about STEM, which is much more alarming. Anyway, just want to point out that cosmology is not in SMACS course offering.[/quote]

-1. STEM learning in fact is a major part of the cosmetology program at Edison:

"Students learn concepts and skills related to anatomy and physiology, mathematics and measurement, and chemistry.  It is through course work, lab projects, and clinical experience that students are able to earn the 1,500 clock hours required to become eligible to earn graduation credit and take the Maryland State Board of Cosmetologists Licensing Exam (both the Practical & Theory parts)."[/quote]

PP here.  Huh, interesting. I guess it's a less dumb pairing than I thought.  Still, calm down people.  No one is going to make your SMCS kids study cosmetology, or make kids who are into cosmetology enroll in SMCS.   It's more like the idea of having the same school run programs both for kids who want to graduate with a CNA and kids who want to head to med school or do biomedical research, except more of a stretch because they want to have pairings like that for all the programs.[/quote]

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