There were two recent articles about STEM, one, in the New York Times, A Rising Call to Promote STEM Education and Cut Liberal Arts Funding by Patricia Cohen and, the other, in the Washington Post, entitled, Why America's Obsession with STEM Education is Dangerous by Fareed Zakaria.  Both attracted our attention. This won't surprise our regular followers. Both articles were, of course, well written. But both uncovered misunderstandings that feed the opposition to STEM when defined as a focus on the elevation of science, technology, engineering, and math. To redefine the purpose of elementary and secondary education as solely to prepare graduates for work in STEM fields is a troubling on many fronts.  Career readiness... and the value of an educated workforce for our economy... is one goal for public education, but not the only one Read more...