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Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

I wish that were a joke. Literature and History are important, especially for the development of critical thinking skills which are needed now more than ever.


The good thing is that it's all just marketing and doesn't mean anything. Legos are legos. But parents seem to buy it so schools will continue to pretend.

Tell us exactly why you “wish it were a joke?” Seriously, Pp: why?

And no, inclusion is not a joke. Or are you one of those who is opposed to inclusion?

All those things are already included in the curriculum. They don’t have to be a part of every abbreviation out there.

Stop trying to dismiss inclusion! You sound like a total MAGA.

No you!

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

Omg. I am over the “holistic” BS

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

I wish that were a joke. Literature and History are important, especially for the development of critical thinking skills which are needed now more than ever.


The good thing is that it's all just marketing and doesn't mean anything. Legos are legos. But parents seem to buy it so schools will continue to pretend.

Tell us exactly why you “wish it were a joke?” Seriously, Pp: why?

And no, inclusion is not a joke. Or are you one of those who is opposed to inclusion?

All those things are already included in the curriculum. They don’t have to be a part of every abbreviation out there.

Stop trying to dismiss inclusion! You sound like a total MAGA.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

I wish that were a joke. Literature and History are important, especially for the development of critical thinking skills which are needed now more than ever.


The good thing is that it's all just marketing and doesn't mean anything. Legos are legos. But parents seem to buy it so schools will continue to pretend.

Tell us exactly why you “wish it were a joke?” Seriously, Pp: why?

And no, inclusion is not a joke. Or are you one of those who is opposed to inclusion?

All those things are already included in the curriculum. They don’t have to be a part of every abbreviation out there.

This has been around for decades at this point.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

I wish that were a joke. Literature and History are important, especially for the development of critical thinking skills which are needed now more than ever.


The good thing is that it's all just marketing and doesn't mean anything. Legos are legos. But parents seem to buy it so schools will continue to pretend.

Tell us exactly why you “wish it were a joke?” Seriously, Pp: why?

And no, inclusion is not a joke. Or are you one of those who is opposed to inclusion?

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

I honestly thought you were joking. This is ridiculous. Why not just stick to saying all subjects are important? Why do we need the acronym?

Who's paying what for this exactly?

We have plenty of those kinds of toys because my kids enjoy them. So do some of their school programs like aftercare etc. Is that really any more expensive than anything else they're doing? Or is there something specific OP like some Ed Tech or external service that's charging $$$ for something?

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

I wish that were a joke. Literature and History are important, especially for the development of critical thinking skills which are needed now more than ever.


The good thing is that it's all just marketing and doesn't mean anything. Legos are legos. But parents seem to buy it so schools will continue to pretend.

Anonymous wrote:STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

+1

And we did this recently

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1119481.page

STEAM is better than “STEM.” But it is still not as inclusive.

The new and preferred acronym is S-STEAM, to support, acknowledge, and raise up the importance of sports for a more holistic approach to mental and physical health.

Ew, science is gross

Tbh I don't think a lot of things which are called stem don't do much to develop scientific mindset or even curiosity, but they are often fun and kids enjoy them so whatever I agree that reading, writing, storytelling and I would add logic are foundational to help kids gain the depth and the tooling to appreciate stem once they are a bit older.

I think there is a good balance at our school, which has plenty of both.

Why is there so much emphasis and focus on STEAM? At this age, it seems like schools and educators use STEAM to push things like like playing with legos, or connecting wires to cardboard, playing with precut / premade circuit or robot toys, or playing on iPad apps. And they charge $$$ or show how advanced their school program is.

Do you think these kinds of STEAM activities really build critical thinking? Do you think schools, educators, camps, etc. are putting too much focus on these activities over reading, writing, and storytelling?