{"id":2063,"date":"2015-05-27T11:41:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T17:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/janetheactuary\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2015-05-27T11:41:52","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T17:41:52","slug":"stem-into-steam-who-knew-and-really-or-just-rent-seeking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/janetheactuary\/2015\/05\/stem-into-steam-who-knew-and-really-or-just-rent-seeking.html","title":{"rendered":"STEM into STEAM? Who knew? And: really? Or just rent-seeking?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Over the weekend, the newspaper featured, in its \u201cfamily activity\u201d listings, a set of activities at the Chicago library around the idea of \u201cturning STEM into STEAM\u201d \u2014 by adding an A for Art.<\/p>\n

Have you seen this before?<\/p>\n

Apparently, it\u2019s a thing:<\/p>\n

The website steamintosteam.org<\/a> says,<\/p>\n

What is STEAM?
\nIn this climate of economic uncertainty, America is once again turning to innovation as the way to ensure a prosperous future.
\nYet innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math \u2013 the STEM subjects. Art + Design are poised to transform our economy in the 21st century just as science and technology did in the last century.
\nWe need to add Art + Design to the equation \u2014 to transform STEM into STEAM.
\nSTEM + Art = STEAM
\nSTEAM is a movement championed by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and widely adopted by institutions, corporations and individuals.
\nThe objectives of the STEAM movement are to:<\/p>\n