STEM teachers sit down! Socrates is dead: Tom Dubick at TEDxCharlotteED

Tom Dubick teaches applied math and science to middle and high school students at Charlotte Latin School. He also sits on the LEGO Education Advisory Panel. In his talk, Tom describes about how effective STEM education programs are engaging, inquiry-based, and academically rigorous. He also points out the importance of the teacher serving as a facilitator instead of the "sage on the stage." (Filmed and produced by Central Piedmont Community College Digital Media Services.)
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[@SmokeyCloud]

The day Tom Dubick explained how I'd already won the biggest lottery of my life, simply by being born, due to the vast improbability of my parents actually meeting has stayed with me since 7th grade. Great teacher, great man.

[@williamjamesii988]

I was in one of Mr. Dubick's 7th grade engineering classes at Latin and made the comment "that's not fair." I dont remember the context, but its unimportant... He overheard my comment and replied, "Life isn't fair. If it was, we'd all be living in huts." As simple a comment it may be, it has stuck with me to this day because it was the first time I was kind of put in my place as a kid/human/upper-middle class American. And it's true. Hea a great man and teacher.

[@CharlotteFairchild]

You are the first person I have listened to who explained what STEM is. I majored in English and French. Yes, English majors learn something about math. Math people figure in history, and literature deals with public figures which include math, science, technology, and engineering.

[@ic6757]

Charlotte Fairchild One thing is learning about them, another is learning their theorems and applying them.

[@mshauri77]

Impressive description on STEM education, inspirational...!

[@orukarm]

Lego has a education panel?

[@steve1x3x]

Why use the stem acronym if you feel inclined to define it every time? Are you short on time?

[@jterwilligerr]

You say lots of resources, I am very interested. Could you elaborate? What should I tell educators hoping to implement STEM to do in terms of an action plan?

[@dennisr.levesque2320]

Socrates is dead? What about his legacy? How does that fit in? Please don't say that's dead too.

[@davidhintz3882]

"Nothing more than a radio?" Nice.

[@aaronadams9129]

He really needs to brush up on his history, its sub par at best.

[@noneuno2296]

STEM education is a lie, in America. The fact is hiring STEM educated Americans is too costly, and that's why everything is being done to prevent such hiring. Many many Americans are STEM educated, right now, and they cannot find jobs. The jobs just aren't there, not any more. For every STEM job opportunity in America there are thousands upon thousands of applicants, so many that applications are being made to robots, now, and it's a commonplace normal thing. This promotion of STEM education, now, is bologna. The fact is the jobs don't exist, not in America. Learning Calculus is of no value if the jobs do not exist. df(t)/dt = limit as delta t approaches infinity of [f(t + deltat) - f(t)]/deltat is in fact totally useless knowledge, now. Everything under the sun is being done to keep those with STEM educations from being employed in STEM careers in America. Why? They cost potential employers too much, at least here in America. No America, you just need to keep buying the technology, even though neither you nor your kids will be employed to create it. The STEM education's value in America is a big fat wopper of a lie!

[@noneuno2296]

"df(t)/dt = limit as delta t approaches infinity of [f(t + deltat) - f(t)]/deltat is in fact totally useless knowledge, now." should have been approaches zero, not infinity, but I think you get the point.

[@poogles8698]

wait why is america a lie im curious!! can u explain

[@noneuno2296]

The proper thing to do is respond and make an assumption about what you're asking. The reasonable thing to do is conclude that you can't read and leave it at that. (If you can't read, then even this amount of response is a wasted effort on my part.)

[@jerroldhewson3600]

@@noneuno2296 what an arrogant response

[@darbyheavey406]

@@jerroldhewson3600 I bet he works in STEM. The labor statistics suggest he is right

[@mahlonholt3632]

I'm being forced to watch this

[@jackgerden5308]

Mahlon Holt same

[@orukarm]

*an

[@darbyheavey406]

Teach some basic math to start