Many American schools have transitioned their curriculum from a combination of ELA (English, Language Arts) and STEM to primarily STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Many have taken different stances on this educational transition, including groups that believe only ELA, only STEM, or a combination of both STEM and ELA should be the curriculum in all American schools. There is a plethora of pros and cons for each style of education, and differences are immense. Many believe that kids should primarily learn STEM in high school because many jobs are centered around STEM topics. Students also struggle most with science, technology, engineering, and math more often than they struggle with english and language arts. Moreover, ELA should be optional due to the fact that many don’t enjoy it and ELA distracts from what the individual student wants to pursue in many cases. STEM should be the only curriculum taught in schools for multiple reasons. …show more content…
There are many reasons ELA should not be the curriculum in high schools. These reasons include, but are not limited to, how few jobs revolve around the ELA subjects, and the lack of enjoyment for learning the subjects of ELA. A few main reasons that some feel that ELA should be that main topic taught is that it teaches the students to enjoy the world around them. ELA is also said to help students become strong and successful writers in their lives, and help them grow as individuals. A few professions that include english and language arts, are writers, teachers of english and professors of english. There are numerous reasons that ELA should be the only topics taught, however, many feel that these reasons are easily outweighed by the reasons they should not be primarily taught in school. Many think that schools should not only teach just ELA or just STEM, but both curriculums in