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I enjoyed reading this piece in the New York Times which expressed some of my own frustrations with the 'whole STEM thing' .... STEM Education Has Little to Do With Flowers http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/science/05angier.html <quote> According to survey results released last month by the nonprofit group Entertainment Industries Council, when some 5,000 participants were asked whether they understood the term “STEM education,” 86 percent said no. “They said it made them think of stem cells, branches, leaves and broccoli stems,” said Brian Dyak, the group’s president. “I have no clue on that last one.” Clearly, he added, “we have a branding issue here.” </quote> ++++++ Dr Phillip Kent, London, UK mathematics education technology research [log in to unmask] mobile: 07950 952034 www.phillipkent.net ++++++ "Anything can happen in the next half-hour" ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************