Pursuing meaning in education

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. pursue Past participle: pursued Gerund: pursuing Imperative pursue pursue Present I pursue you pursue he/she/it pursues we pursue you pursue they pursue Preterite I pursued you pursued he/she/it pursued we pursued you pursued they pursued Present Continuous I am pursuing you are pursuing he/she/it is pursuing we are pursuing you are pursuing they are pursuing Present Perfect I have pursued you have pursued he/she/it has pursued we have pursued you have pursued they have pursued Past Continuous I was pursuing you were pursuing he/she/it was pursuing we were pursuing you were pursuing they were pursuing Past Perfect I had pursued you had pursued he/she/it had pursued we had pursued you had pursued they had pursued Future I will pursue you will pursue he/she/it will pursue we will pursue you will pursue they will pursue Future Perfect I will have pursued you will have pursued he/she/it will have pursued we will have pursued you will have pursued they will have pursued Future Continuous I will be pursuing you will be pursuing he/she/it will be pursuing we will be pursuing you will be pursuing they will be pursuing Present Perfect Continuous I have been pursuing you have been pursuing he/she/it has been pursuing we have been pursuing you have been pursuing they have been pursuing Future Perfect Continuous I will have been pursuing...

You’ve probably heard about STEM. The integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics has been a central focus both within and well outside of education. In fact, it’s such a powerful concept that it has been hailed as critical to the future — for children, diversity, the workforce and the economy, among other areas. That’s why STEM education has received hundreds of millions of dollars in support from the U.S. government and remains one of the biggest priorities at all levels of the educational system. UTEP also offers a But what actually is STEM education, and why is it so important? Here’s what you need to know and how you can help. What Is STEM Education? It would be inaccurate to assume that STEM education is merely instruction in the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Rather, the idea is taken a step further. STEM education refers to the integration of the four subjects into a cohesive, interdisciplinary and applied learning approach. This isn’t academic theory—STEM education includes the appropriate real-world application and teaching methods. As a result, students in any subject can benefit from STEM education. That’s exactly why some educators and organizations refer to it as STEAM, which adds in arts or other creative subjects. They recognize just how powerful the philosophy behind STEM education can be for students. Why Is STEM Education Important? There are several layers to explore in discovering why STEM educati...

• 3 pursue somebody/something to follow or chase someone or something, especially in order to catch them She left the theater, hotly pursued by the press. Police pursued the car at high speed. Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months. See pursue in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

I've seen both "study" and "study for" used and I'm not sure which one is more natural. For example: • • Also, does the sentence "he's currently studying for a M.A. Media Studies degree at University X" make sense? Or is "he's currently studying for a degree in M.A. Media Studies at University X" better? In Europe, it seems either are acceptable. In the US, I have almost never heard "study a Master's degree" used and it sounds incorrect to my ears. I would use "study for" to achieve broader appeal. Google results (searching from the US): • "study for a Master's degree" - 998,999 • "study a Master's degree" - 168,000 Also of note: • The top results for "study a Master's degree" were The Guardian, a .co.uk site, and "studyineurope.eu" • When limiting searches to *.co.uk, "study for a Master's degree" still had significantly more hits. Conclusion: go with "study for" a degree. Example sentences: "I am studying Economics," "I am studying for a degree/career in Economics." It's now considered somewhat archaic, but British students would say, "I am reading law [or whatever]". The word reading was a kind of code word, a shibboleth used to signal joint membership of an elite institution or club. "Reading" for your degree was prevalent at a time when only a tiny percentage of pupils at school went on to tertiary education, and of those who did, the majority were from public (private fee-paying) and grammar schools. This has now changed with more than 50% of secondary school pupils ...

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