What is STEM Education and Why is it Important?
STEM that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, education establishes its firm foot in the field of education to help the 21st-century population sail through life.

To be precise, STEM education primarily focuses on hands-on and problem-based learning methodology. STEM emphasizes developing logical and critical thinking skills by allowing students to learn and understand things from the perspective of the real world. STEM education equipped students with the skills that are required to succeed in their respective careers whether it be in jobs, entrepreneurship, etc.

Importance Of STEM Education in the 21st Century:

With STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), it is not the teaching of one subject but rather the amalgamation of all four subjects as a comprehensive one through an interdisciplinary curriculum. This helps students to deal with real-world situations and apply their learnings to create, innovate and discover new things. Also, it has been proven that students who adopt the STEM learning approach have better possibilities of getting placed at good companies, achieving the goals of their life contributing to the environment, etc.

Benefits of STEM Education:
1. Enhance Critical Thinking
2. Motivates Experimenting
3. Teamwork
4. Boosts Curiosity
5. Enhances Problem Solving Skills

KBS SI-STEM Curriculum
SCIENCE	NCERT/Course science book’s Syllabus chapters involve 1 class of PRACTICAL and few classes of OLYMPIAD.
TECHNOLOGY	Students learn coding and make their command in one programming language in a year. Students also solve math word problem via coding
ENGINEERING	Based on student’s learning of Science/Math/Coding students are taught chapters on relations with engineering and trained to make projects/software/models.
MATHEMATICS	Formula derivation beyond blackboard teaching.   Provide exposure on solving different types of puzzles/reasoning/Quantitative aptitude-based questions. Puzzles are related to real world challenges that develop resilience among students.

 

Pros and Cons of STEM Education:

Pros of STEM Education:
1.Widens career opportunities
2.Develops resilience
3.Develops communication, critical thinking, cognitive skills, etc.
4.Allows to understand the practical application of concepts
5.Helps in preparing students for future workforce
6.Helps in promoting gender equality

Cons of STEM Education
8.Costly- Since STEM involves practical learning, it involves good quality of labs and lab equipment.
9.Requires a significant amount of time