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The Ministry of Education may want to move from STEM to STEAM

Jul 16, 2015 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
I refer to the column in your newspaper of Sunday 12th July, 2015, by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine entitled; “Eliminating Illiteracy, Modernising Education, Strengthening Tolerance”.
The Minister presented Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) as the Ministry of Education’s approach in Guyana. He also correctly, if not convincingly, argued for the role of the arts.
Many educationists in the U.S. have recognised the limitations of the STEM approach and have transformed to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).
This deliberate emphasis and inclusion of the Arts is driven by the acknowledgment of the role of Arts in innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship and the importance of these in national economic growth and development. Additionally, creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking, touted as the hallmark skills for the future workforce, can only be developed with the inclusion of the Arts as an equal partner.
The Ministry of Education may want to move from STEM to STEAM.
Candice Ramessar
Homeschooling Parent

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