.The unique moniker reflects both the international movement to add the arts — which can include the fine, language and musical arts — to STEM education
And the huffington post says:
STEM can be found in virtually every discipline and in every product. STEM is not exclusive to the subjects of science, engineering, technology or math. We must continue engaging students in the STEM disciplines and encouraging them to combine technical knowledge and skills with the creativity that leads to innovative ideas -- ideas that give the arts new technologies, music new instruments, farmers new machines, and our businesses a competitive advantage. Unless we continue building the STEM pipeline, each profession suffers.
So, we are excluding history and gym? When I was in middle/high school, we took math, English, science, history, a second language, gym and an elective like art or music. (In later high school, there were electives like Programming.) If "art" is considered to include language (English/second language), art and music), this means almost every subject is included.
I'm not saying art isn't important. STEAM feels like diluting focus. Clearly human factors, usability, etc require art skills.
Thoughts?