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Many say that the introduction of an education into engineering for grades K-12 would greatly improve students, thinking, problem solving skills, teamwork, and all together learning skills even if they don’t ever pursue a career in engineering. These are all important skills that will be very useful in the 21st century. This education would increase awareness about the aspects of engineering, science, and mathematics. A study showed that about 6 million children have been exposed to formal engineering education. However, that is a very small number in comparison to the 56 million students in grades K-12 in the

While science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction is collectively referred to as “STEM education,” the report finds that the engineering component is often absent in policy discussions and in the classroom. In fact, engineering might be called the missing letter in STEM, the report says.”

Read more about improving K-12 engineering education here.