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QUESTION OF THE MONTH : How Do You Inspire a Child's Interest in STEM?

vijeth_ds

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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an term used to talk about related tech disciplines and is used to frame educational curriculum. Taking a STEM class in school is one thing, but sparking the interest in STEM of a child or inspiring them is another. 

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  • Fun.  It's got to be fun.  The younger the child, the more tactile it has to be.  And as  stated... short attention spans.  STEM is planting seeds.  It's expanding their perspective on life.  It could be laying a foundation - or it could be just something they did for a season.  Try to make it social.  The group is more important than the project, even up to early teens.  STEM is preparing youth for life, not this year's trophy.  On that note, it's also about time.  Your time invested in their lives.  Kids want attention - and they'll do something that they don't think is going to be fun just to get that attention.   Back to "short attention span".  They are spending time with you.  Don't make it feel like they're doing time by being with you.

    To use  analogy... I have to agree with  when it comes to Engineers.  The "knack" resides in the ROM, not the RAM or the hard drive.  The little ones come preprogrammed.  It takes some serious trauma to corrupt the Bootloader.  Unfortunately, it does happen.  Some children are intrigued by stacking rings and blocks and other have no interest.  Yes, children can also be molded by their environment - but how many Engineers do you know that never took something apart as a child?

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  • Fun.  It's got to be fun.  The younger the child, the more tactile it has to be.  And as  stated... short attention spans.  STEM is planting seeds.  It's expanding their perspective on life.  It could be laying a foundation - or it could be just something they did for a season.  Try to make it social.  The group is more important than the project, even up to early teens.  STEM is preparing youth for life, not this year's trophy.  On that note, it's also about time.  Your time invested in their lives.  Kids want attention - and they'll do something that they don't think is going to be fun just to get that attention.   Back to "short attention span".  They are spending time with you.  Don't make it feel like they're doing time by being with you.

    To use  analogy... I have to agree with  when it comes to Engineers.  The "knack" resides in the ROM, not the RAM or the hard drive.  The little ones come preprogrammed.  It takes some serious trauma to corrupt the Bootloader.  Unfortunately, it does happen.  Some children are intrigued by stacking rings and blocks and other have no interest.  Yes, children can also be molded by their environment - but how many Engineers do you know that never took something apart as a child?

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