Why STEM lobbying misses the point

First, it maintains a disciplinary focus to education at a time when our disciplinary boundaries are becoming prisons that prevent us from fully understanding the rapidly changing world around us…

Second, it suggests kids should go into disciplines that are particularly vulnerable to automation…

Third, it seems to be driven by the sense that we’ll all need to become “techies” in order to survive in a world increasingly shaped by technology…

Great post from John Hagel. Worth reading in full. I had heard of STEMM but not STEAM —proves the acronyms are more about vested interests than education.