Tom Fisher, dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota, is arguing that STEM education ought to start with design.
In new piece for the Huffington Post, Fisher contends that the fields of science, technology, engineering and math ought to better incorporate social, economic and environmental values.
Designers and architects, with their eye toward "the triple-bottom-line of bringing social and environmental benefits as well as economic ones," should be added to the STEM mix, he says.
Here's an excerpt:
His post also touches on the practicality of the "millennial" generation and the importance of the perfect metaphor.
