STEM education

Technical fields curriculum

STEM education is schooling that emphasizes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as an integrated curriculum rather than separate subjects.

The approach aims to prepare students for technical careers and develop problem-solving skills: The district invested heavily in STEM education programs.

Sometimes expanded to STEAM, adding arts.

Opposites
academic discipline focus

STEM educationliberal arts education

Broad, non-vocational scholarly training

arts education · fine arts education · classical education · history education · music education

educational philosophy

STEM educationholistic education

Teaching all dimensions of development

Montessori education · liberal arts education · liberal arts · general education · progressive education

Family

science, technology, mathematics, engineering

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Known to kids · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G