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{{Quote | In the United States, the acronym began to be used in education and immigration debates in initiatives to begin to address the perceived lack of qualified candidates for high-tech jobs. It also addresses concern that the subjects are often taught in isolation, instead of as an integrated curriculum.|Wikipedia|STEM fields|Jan 2014}} | {{Quote | In the United States, the acronym began to be used in education and immigration debates in initiatives to begin to address the perceived lack of qualified candidates for high-tech jobs. It also addresses concern that the subjects are often taught in isolation, instead of as an integrated curriculum.|Wikipedia|STEM fields|Jan 2014}} | ||
As with many other areas, it is possible that '''Casa dei Bambini''' was among the first to bring forth at least some minor level of Science content to the Preschool. Even today, Science appears to have a lesser role when it comes to designing the priorities for preschool education. It has been argued that "teachers’ personal and professional knowledge of math, science, and technology" influence this and other limitations of preschool, and other levels. | |||
STEM education is receiving much attention lately. National Academy of Sciences, the President's State of the Union Address two year running... Also, even though funding is still insufficient, preschool education, even including new montessori initiatives, is still a priority of the public and private education decision-makers and other initiatives. | |||
It could be said that montessori-type schools already do more than many as to STEM-like content, and also that they do integrate it within a more holistic curriculum, but it would not be hard to prove that much more should be done, and that it could be done in ways that would fit within current frameworks, rely on the same educators with no additional training beyond what they get regularly, and in an affordable way. | |||
*A web search in January 2014 came up with not a single provider of '''montessori STEM''' materials, and only one for '''preschool STEM'''. While it can be said that STEM resources do not need to be labelled as such to be used, and the same goes for montessori, it is telling that STEM montessori is far, far away from being something people are addressing in a practical manner. | |||
*That same web search came up with many, many pages talking about STEM. A much lesser number, but still quite a few, mentioned "STEM montessori" as a concept, or even as the name of several schools. A cursory look at what those schools are doing was rather discouraging - they seemed, at best, to be adding more Science content, but still isolated from other subjects, or offered montessori for preschool levels, and STEM starting in 4th grade. So far, no mention of an integrated approach to STEM montessori | |||
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Revision as of 13:36, 12 January 2014
In the United States, the acronym began to be used in education and immigration debates in initiatives to begin to address the perceived lack of qualified candidates for high-tech jobs. It also addresses concern that the subjects are often taught in isolation, instead of as an integrated curriculum.
— Wikipedia, STEM fields, Jan 2014
As with many other areas, it is possible that Casa dei Bambini was among the first to bring forth at least some minor level of Science content to the Preschool. Even today, Science appears to have a lesser role when it comes to designing the priorities for preschool education. It has been argued that "teachers’ personal and professional knowledge of math, science, and technology" influence this and other limitations of preschool, and other levels.
STEM education is receiving much attention lately. National Academy of Sciences, the President's State of the Union Address two year running... Also, even though funding is still insufficient, preschool education, even including new montessori initiatives, is still a priority of the public and private education decision-makers and other initiatives.
It could be said that montessori-type schools already do more than many as to STEM-like content, and also that they do integrate it within a more holistic curriculum, but it would not be hard to prove that much more should be done, and that it could be done in ways that would fit within current frameworks, rely on the same educators with no additional training beyond what they get regularly, and in an affordable way.
- A web search in January 2014 came up with not a single provider of montessori STEM materials, and only one for preschool STEM. While it can be said that STEM resources do not need to be labelled as such to be used, and the same goes for montessori, it is telling that STEM montessori is far, far away from being something people are addressing in a practical manner.
- That same web search came up with many, many pages talking about STEM. A much lesser number, but still quite a few, mentioned "STEM montessori" as a concept, or even as the name of several schools. A cursory look at what those schools are doing was rather discouraging - they seemed, at best, to be adding more Science content, but still isolated from other subjects, or offered montessori for preschool levels, and STEM starting in 4th grade. So far, no mention of an integrated approach to STEM montessori
See Also
- Talk:STEM montessori first-person discussion on the subject, within this wiki
External Links
- STEM fields article in Wikipedia
- [STEM montessori] graduate program
