STEM is an acronym which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators.  STEM education as the preparation of students in competencies and skills in the four disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). A successful STEM education provides students with science, math, and engineering/technology in sequences that build upon each other and can be used with real-world applications.

(Reference: "Why STEM Education is Important" by Francis Eberle - https://bit.ly/mvMPEG)

President Obama has identified three overarching priorities for STEM education necessary for laying a new foundation for America’s future prosperity: increasing STEM literacy so all students can think critically in STEM subjects; improving the quality of math and science teaching so American students are no longer outperformed by those in other nations; and expanding STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented groups, including women and minorities.

(Reference: "Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education", U.S. Department of Education, 2/14/2011 - https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget12/crosscuttingissues/stemed.pdf)

It is a process by which one person influences the thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors of others. Leaders set a direction for the rest of us; they help us see what lies ahead; they help us visualize what we might achieve; they encourage us and inspire us.  Without leadership a group of human beings quickly regenerates into argument and conflict, because we see things in different ways and lean toward different solutions.  Leadership helps to point us in the same direction and harness our efforts jointly.  Leadership is the ability to get other people to do something significant that they might not otherwise do.  It’s energizing people toward a goal.

(Reference: "The Meaning of Leadership" by D. Quinn Mills, 2005 - https://www.mindedgepress.com/PDFs/htlhtl.pdf)

"Everything rises and falls on leadership. Leadership isn’t a position. It’s a process. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care." ~ John Maxwell