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BPS, Vertex, non-profits team up to expand hands-on STEM in middle schools

City officials today announced a new program, called BoSTEM, to provide all BPS middle-school students with science, technology, engineering and math by 2020:

These experiences are hands-on learning opportunities involving corporate volunteers, teachers and nonprofit staff that give students the chance to apply math and science skills in exciting, real-world contexts through a combination of activities in both school and out-of-school settings. Today, these hands-on STEM learning opportunities are only available to 6% of Boston students through out-of-school time programing. BoSTEM hopes to reach 10,000 BPS middle school students on an annual basis by 2020, providing them all STEM experiences that pique their interest in the STEM fields.

In addition to the city and Vertex, participants include United Way, Boston After School & Beyond and dozen other non-profits as well as local corporations that have agreed to donate time and resources.

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The four subjects 90% of Boston students hate.

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I can't imagine how boring it would be to have to learn science from a droning teacher and a dry textbook. Few kids are wired to acquire knowledge that way - even relatively interested ones.

Inappropriate pedagogy will create subject matter haters in no time flat.

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Does that same 90% love English and history? If not, what exactly should we be teaching them instead?

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