Let’s be honest: STEM education is more important than ever, but too many children lose interest in science, math, and technology by the time they reach middle school. The HomeSTEM Academy offers the best way to provide an opportunity for children across the USA.
Students can sometimes lose interest in STEM because it is perceived as tedious or intimidating by those who think it requires a lab setting and don’t know how to make the connection between STEM and real life. Whether you homeschool or your child attends a traditional school, it is essential to understand these common pitfalls and how to approach them. I will discuss five pitfalls of STEM learning and explain how HomeSTEM Academy helps alleviate these issues.
Pitfall #1: STEM Feels Too Complicated:
When STEM is taught only through textbooks and memorization, students miss the “why” behind the learning.
At HomeSTEM Academy:
Students should be able to conduct project-based experiments, make connections to real-life applications, and learn in a fun environment.
Pitfall #2: Fear of Failure:
Many students are afraid of failure when it comes to learning, but this is particularly true in science. We learn through curiosity, trials, and errors.
At HomeSTEM Academy:
Stem learning is a process of making mistakes, learning from them, and solving problems through conducting multiple trials.
Pitfall #3: Lecture- Based Learning:
Lectures are not the primary means of learning; hands-on activities should guide students’ learning.
At HomeSTEM Academy:
We provide science kits for learning, and the students are active participants and facilitators of their knowledge.
Pitfall #4: STEM is not embedded in other Subjects:
STEM is integrated into all core content, including physical education and art.
At HomeSTEM Academy:
Students integrate STEM concepts into all learning content. Students can research their topics and connect History and English. Students can design through physics and learn art. It is all connected.
At HomeSTEM Academy, we focus on hands-on projects, real-world STEM learning, and creativity. We also empower students through STEM Fridays! Stem Fridays allows students to learn basic concepts of coding, participate in outdoor adventures such as water quality testing, and receive STEM kits to learn about science through hands-on learning. Students are the facilitators of their knowledge, writing in science journals and answering reflective questions.
“STEM should be exciting, accessible, and empowering. Every child has the potential to be a problem solver—we just need to give them the space to explore.”
— Dr. Takisha, Founder & CEO, HomeSTEM Academy
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