Should arts education be neglected in favour of STEM? | Lara K | TEDxWimbledonHighSchool

Lara hopes to divulge and debunk the discourse around STEM and Arts education: asserting that the arts are relevant to school curricula and worthy of respect. Why is arts education neglected in favour of STEM? Is it that STEM is more employable... academic...relevant? Moreover, is this bias correct? Passionate about the Arts and STEM subjects, Lara has first-hand experience of both. Her interest in the arts, particularly music, has seen her achieve grade 8 in multiple instruments and participate in concerts around the country. As an enthusiastic STEM student, she enjoys inventing new products - winning prizes in prestigious science-based competitions such as Teentech and the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize. In her TEDx talk, Lara hopes to divulge and debunk the discourse around STEM and Arts education: asserting that the arts are relevant to school curricula and worthy of respect. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx