STEM: Preparing future problem solvers

STEM: Preparing future problem solvers Children in the twenty-first century are growing up enmeshed within global economic and social systems of ever greater complexity infused with an ever-increasing volume, variety, and velocity of data. This is causing a mass amount of fake information on social media platforms which most youth use today. To combat this, Mr. F. Joseph Merlino, President of the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, he wants to transform education, to encourage persistence for future problem solvers, allow for initial failure, promote collaboration, and develop flexible, adaptive thinking through three international reform projects.