Model D – Curt Bailey
“For the last 20 years or so, there has been a strong movement to promote and encourage STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in the United States. Hallelujah! We need this. From a global competitiveness standpoint, we Americans must fully embrace the reality of our situation. We have been leaders in science and technology for a long time, but statistics show that other countries may be doing a better job at providing their populations with the knowledge required to win the race for scientific and technical know-how. However, I also believe it would be to our benefit to add the letter “A” to the acronym and changing “STEM” to “STEAM.” The “A” stands for Art. And by art, I mean “the arts:” drawing, sculpture, music, literature, etc. In this essay I want to present three reasons why we need to put the “A” in STEAM.”(more)