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How Your Child Can Benefit From a STEM Education
Everyone from teachers to business owners is talking about the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But why is everyone so concerned about these specific fields of study? Here are just a few of the benefits your child could gain from studying STEM.
1. Solve Real-World Problems With Creative Solutions
STEM fields encourage spatial reasoning, if-then thinking, problem solving, and creativity. They force students to look at problems from different angles and come up with unique solutions.
While reinforcing these behaviors ultimately strengthens their performance in math or science class, it doesn’t stop there. Life is no cakewalk, and kids encounter a variety of problems every day, from homework challenges to friend drama. By improving their problem-solving skills in the STEM classroom, your child will be better prepared to tackle all of life’s problems, big or small.
2. Prepare for Our Evolving Future
An estimated one million STEM jobs will go unfilled by 2020, and it’s time to start equipping our kids with the skills they need to thrive in our ever-changing world. If your child dreams of engineering innovative bridges or creating the next cure for cancer, it’s easy to see how studying science or math could be integral. But these aren’t the only students who need to dive into STEM studies.
As robotics and automation continue to change the workforce, experts suggest that a basic understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math will be necessary for most jobs. As our information-based society grows more and more reliant on technology, students will need to be prepared.
3. Discover a Passion
STEM fields can appear boring or difficult for students who have only encountered them in traditional learning settings. Yet with the right instruction, STEM studies can unlock a whole new world of possibilities. In fact, the best STEM instructors connect science, technology, engineering, and math principles to the topics that already interest students. Making those connections is often the spark that leads to students developing a lifelong passion.
Get Started With STEM at iD Tech
At iD Tech summer programs, students ages 6-18 can learn to code apps, design video games, mod Minecraft, model 3D characters, engineer robots, discover cyber security, print 3D models, and more. They get the chance to explore a top campus, create an impressive project, and learn STEM skills that last long after summer.
Help your child receive the many benefits of a STEM education. iD Tech summer camps are held locally at Lewis University, Loyola University, Lake Forest College, Northwestern, Benedictine, and over 150 prestigious campuses across that country. While most programs are weeklong (overnight stays optional at many locations), teens can enroll in two-week, pre-college academies for the most immersive, in-depth instruction. To learn more, visit www.idtech.com.