Tag: the arts
S.T.E.M. is for Robots
It’s time we examine seriously, the inexorable rise of S.T.E.M., particularly in relation to the disappearance of the arts in education. What is S.T.E.M.? S.T.E.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (or Math). Why wouldn’t you want to promote those subjects? In fact I’d chuck in English to make S.T.E.E.M., as English teaches syntactic skills…
Trump and the Arts
Those who only understand cost, profit and loss don’t often find it hard to understand the concept of value. President Trump is intending to take away the National Endowment for the Arts. A fund that supports arts organisations around the USA, many of them tiny organisations that will have to close without support. I’m sure The President’s…