Again STEM is being defined as focussing only on Technology, and digital technology specifically. It appears to have been hijacked and too often the other three letters in the acronym are ignored ie S E and M. It would be refreshing to hear that when ..."ensuring that educators agree on what STEM education actually means" ... we had an accurate definition presented that incorporates all aspects.

— Richard Meagher on Giving Stem Meaning

I am worried about just how big an assumption this could be (see quote below). 71/100 school Teacher librarians and 30 of 38 Secondary TLs reported having to teach students how to log into a computer. (From Access Journal 2016 #2) Need to schedule computer and typing lessons now! In light of concerns over a digital divide, Rabinowitz asserts, “this is not a coding test”. “We’re not testing intimate technology skills, these are the basic skills, drag and drop, typing on a keyboard, just simple skills that if you do anything with a computer, you’ll have these skills,” he says.

— M.Gray on Naplan Online - Better, Faster, Or Reinforcing Inequality?

Lucy normally wields the power tools in our house.

— Tessa Morris on October Caption Competition