The Juneau Empire – Sam Bornstein
“You have probably often heard about the importance of teaching STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) to kids. There’s even a monthly column in the newspaper about it (this one right here), but what is often overlooked is the importance of STEM for adults. If we want to get our students excited to learn more STEM skills, then it would help if they saw us adults taking a similar interest. There’s good reason to learn STEM skills for yourself, and not just to make your clothes light up (though that is a good reason, so maybe I’m not sorry about your Christmas sweater).”(more)