While the educational landscape continues to evolve, the standard remains the same: Equip our young people with the foundational skills they need to pursue fulfilling careers that contribute to the greater good of our communities. What’s changed, however, is which skills we consider foundational. Specifically, we need to provide every student with a well-rounded STEM education — in addition to standard liberal arts and humanities.
All signs point toward a continued job explosion within the Fourth Industrial Revolution in roles related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality (VR), and data science. And since we’re still discovering and applying potential use cases and career tracks for these disciplines, it’s critical to develop a knowledgeable student body and workforce that understand both the theoretical concepts and practical applications of STEM.