https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:38:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know/page/2#post-1109273 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:32:40 +0000 808love 1109273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's definitely a relatively new buzz word. It's much more familiar in the education field/industry. There are many grants funded these days for people wanting to incorporate STEM into their businesses/programs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know/page/2#post-1109267 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:20:52 +0000 .twist. 1109267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: you speak truth! :wink: </p> <p>I had never heard of it. Neato! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know/page/2#post-1109258 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:04:08 +0000 Kiki 1109258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 7 years old and goes to a DODDs school here in England and it is his favorite subject!!! He is way ahead of where I was in science and math at his age. I hope that once we go stateside again next year that the school he goes to will have the program as well.</p> <p>I love that my son is excited to go to school and about what he learns in STEM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109234 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:40:34 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1109234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: as an English major, I wholeheartedly agree! In college I was advised that a strong liberal arts background would really help those pursing a medical degree, as strong language and writing skills are fundamental to the practice of medicine :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109206 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 23:09:25 +0000 Freckles 1109206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only learned of it recently since i see it often in the news. But that term definitely wasn't around when i was in school! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109185 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:47:27 +0000 IRunForFun 1109185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hadn't heard of the term, but I'm aware of the trend to open up the world of science/engineering to girls in particular. I can certainly see the rationale behind the push, and any future LOs will get a lot of exposure to those fields with a biomedical engineer for a father! </p> <p>However, as an English major and writer, I won't let them forget the importance of literature, grammar, and the written word! Those fields aren't dead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109165 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:21:08 +0000 googly-eyes 1109165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard of it, but I don't use it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109152 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:05:52 +0000 skibobrown 1109152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I have... but I am a college professor in a STEM field. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109146 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:59:06 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1109146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in education so yes we use this term all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109128 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:41:05 +0000 FarmWifeGina 1109128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>STEM sounds good and all, but I say, humph! Farmers feed the world, y'all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1109035 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:47:13 +0000 sarac 1109035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>STEM as a word used in the mainstream is kind of new. My husband is a computer scientist, and I trained as a biologist, so our daughter is pretty steeped in the hard sciences just because we are. We don't believe in as much parent led education as Mrs Jacks' post described, but the end result is similar. Especially the hypothesis testing that she describes - I would like to see more awareness of this as a tool to build interest in STEM topics in general. Too often I see parents fail to give their children room find their own answers to questions. I think that curiosity is one of the most important values to pass on to our children, and it really ties into a love of science etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108999 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:30:46 +0000 heartonastring 1108999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I knew, but I work in higher ed :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108985 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:25:01 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1108985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd heard of STEM, but I think it's mostly because I'm an engineer, have been involved in education/tutoring since college and my sister works for an education non-profit. The term is used a lot in education, particularly when talking about encouraging girls to participate in STEM fields. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108940 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:11:00 +0000 mrsmate 1108940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: STEAM is a thing, too. It's STEM plus A for arts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108910 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:53:47 +0000 matador84 1108910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only knew about it because I am in the education field...but I have never heard it outside the field so I loveeeed the blog post! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108903 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:52:08 +0000 sunny 1108903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew! I think I learned the term from reading about education, tech and jobs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108835 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:14:22 +0000 blackbird 1108835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hooray, I'm glad some people now know!</p> <p>I knew about STEM from college and Society of Women Engineers (volunteer events with high school girls mostly) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108833 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:13:31 +0000 Corduroy 1108833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: maybe we were at engineering camp together!</p> <p>I never heard of STEM before and I was an engineering major doing lots of outreach for a few years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108815 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:06:42 +0000 DigAPony 1108815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I work in higher ed so I've come across this term a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108638 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:40:35 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 1108638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard of it, but only because I'm an engineer and mentored high school students and that term is thrown around a lot now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108631 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:37:49 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1108631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad to have opened up some doors today. It's near and dear to my heart as you can tell :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108623 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:36:56 +0000 Smurfette 1108623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never heard of it before! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108617 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:35:20 +0000 Beebug 1108617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I work in post-secondary and the school I work for is a primarily undergraduate STEM program driven university (or at least strives to be!), so it's a very familiar term! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108615 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:34:59 +0000 shopaholic 1108615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: @rahlyrah: Updated/edited! Oops! </p> <p>@Cherrybee: Me too! I originally thought they were talking about classes in school. :/</p> <p>Well, I'm a bit comforted to know not everyone knew what this stood for. Almost all my relatives have pursued careers in these fields, but I've never heard it used as a term until recently! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108611 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:32:42 +0000 dojo 1108611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard of it until now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108585 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:18:32 +0000 Ra 1108585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a relatively new term in education. It wasn't around when were in school. The M stands for mathematics though, like @Cherrybee: said. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108562 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:04:04 +0000 mrskc 1108562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never heard of this acronym until just now and I'm an engineer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108557 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:02:03 +0000 MrsSCB 1108557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I'm in the same boat -- went to a science and tech high school and majored in English in college :-) almost all of my friends from high school are doctors and engineers, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108547 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:58:50 +0000 immabeetoo 1108547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes since I've worked in programming for Girl Scouts. Emphasizing STEM for girls is one of their main goals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stem-did-you-know#post-1108526 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:45:45 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1108526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hadn't heard of the acronym until HB, but the idea of getting female students more interested in Science is not new to me. </p>