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STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is an approach to education that focuses on the hard sciences, develops critical thinking skills, and improves problem-solving abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”View Assignments” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”8184cb9b-42f7-4818-81ef-c140a1978c04″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”14px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#000000″ button_border_width=”0px” button_border_radius=”0px” button_font=”Candal||||||||” button_icon=”%%36%%” custom_padding=”14px|24px|14px|24px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|30px||30px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” button_text_size_tablet=”16px” button_text_size_phone=”14px” button_text_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Feature” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-47-2.png” title_text=”online-classroom-47″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_margin=”-10vw|||-410px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”-10vw|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”-10vw|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”a14a3070-0f27-4166-b303-92f53a7af324″ header_2_font=”Candal||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font_size=”42px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”30px” header_2_font_size_phone=”20px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-03.png” title_text=”online-classroom-03″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(0,0,0,0)” icon_color=”#4350ff” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_color=”#000000″ toggle_font=”Candal||||||||” toggle_font_size=”14px” toggle_line_height=”1.6em” body_font=”Montserrat||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1a1ef5e7-0e56-426b-aff4-02aa800905cc%22:%91%93}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What are the benefits of STEM?” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-illustration-6-2.png” background_enable_image=”on” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” background_repeat=”repeat-x” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”32px|0px|32px|0px|true|true” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n STEM equips kids with competencies that will enable them to overcome personal challenges, pursue careers in technical fields such as software engineering or artificial intelligence, find creative solutions to difficult problems, and understand how the world works. For example, perseverance is important to success in almost any endeavor.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”What are STEM skills?” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-illustration-6-2.png” background_enable_image=”on” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” background_repeat=”repeat-x” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”32px|0px|32px|0px|true|true” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Skills gained from STEM education include:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”STEM helps kids learn to stick with difficult tasks and abstract ideas.” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-illustration-6-2.png” background_enable_image=”on” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” background_repeat=”repeat-x” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”32px|0px|32px|0px|true|true” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n \u00a0Math is hard. Coding is too. Kids who push through the frustrations learn that great rewards lie on the other side of big challenges. John F. Kennedy articulated the attitude of STEM professionals in 1962 when he said, \u201cWe choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.\u201d Professionals in STEM fields often enjoy complex problems.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Is coding a part of STEM?” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-illustration-6-2.png” background_enable_image=”on” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” background_repeat=”repeat-x” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”32px|0px|32px|0px|true|true” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Coding is one of those skills that can be applied broadly across many different disciplines. While coding is often compared to learning a language, the skills learned in coding are actually more closely related to the STEM subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n For instance, the process of debugging code aligns nicely with the scientific method. Coders and scientists both test their hypotheses through experimentation. They observe the results and adjust based on what they see. Math concepts can easily be seen in coding. Things like measuring distances and working with variables are foundational. And many of our technologies and engineering jobs are dependent upon a firm foundation of code. When we look at the concepts that make up STEM, coding is linked with each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n problems.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Is coding a part of STEM?” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/profix.profixmgt.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/online-classroom-illustration-6-2.png” background_enable_image=”on” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” background_repeat=”repeat-x” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”32px|0px|32px|0px|true|true” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]<\/p>\n Coding is one of those skills that can be applied broadly across many different disciplines. While coding is often compared to learning a language, the skills learned in coding are actually more closely related to the STEM subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n For instance, the process of debugging code aligns nicely with the scientific method. Coders and scientists both test their hypotheses through experimentation. They observe the results and adjust based on what they see. Math concepts can easily be seen in coding. Things like measuring distances and working with variables are foundational. And many of our technologies and engineering jobs are dependent upon a firm foundation of code. 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Why is STEM so important in early childhood education?<\/h2>\n
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