DGS49
Diamond Member
In recent years, the acronym "STEM" has arisen to group together academic studies which feature quantitative knowledge of factual and scientific material, to wit, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. One might say, subjects where the teacher never utters the words, 'There are no wrong answers on this test.'
Now we have a semantic rebellion by - I hate to say it - Public School Academe to PERVERT and render meaningless this simple, clear acronym.
Now we read of, "STEAM." Seriously. And what is the added subject? ART!
ART!
Can you fucking believe it???!
They want to add ART to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, as though ART were a subject of quantitive study.
See the title of this thread. STEAM is a pedagogical and semantic abomination, about which Academe - if it were capable of shame - should be ashamed. It is the equivalent of citing the great composers, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Tiny Tim.
Now we have a semantic rebellion by - I hate to say it - Public School Academe to PERVERT and render meaningless this simple, clear acronym.
Now we read of, "STEAM." Seriously. And what is the added subject? ART!
ART!
Can you fucking believe it???!
They want to add ART to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, as though ART were a subject of quantitive study.
See the title of this thread. STEAM is a pedagogical and semantic abomination, about which Academe - if it were capable of shame - should be ashamed. It is the equivalent of citing the great composers, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Tiny Tim.