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The debate continues by Janelle Cox in TeachHub.com: STEM vs STEAM: What’s Better? Doesn’t a Liberal Arts degree include STEM classes AND art classes? What is the controversy? Read the piece and share your thoughts in the comments section.
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Science, technology, engineering, and math, otherwise known as STEM,has become a major focal point in today’s schools. However, individuals are now proposing that art be added into the mix to make STEAM, which would be STEM + Art = STEAM. The goal of this would be to take science, math, and technology and add an art component to it. This has led to quite some controversy and debate. Here we will take a brief look at the two, to see how they both measure up.