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 # Stemming the Leak: 4 Ways to Encourage STEM in Your Middle Schooler

 


 

 Mar 13, 2018 5:20 PM ET

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[As published on BrandpointContent.com](https://www.brandpointcontent.com/article/32706/stemming-the-leak-4-ways-to-encourage-stem-in-your-middle-schooler)

Even though many Americans understand the importance of STEM education, children in the U.S. continue to lose interest in science, technology, engineering and math subjects at young ages.

Not surprisingly, 44 percent of U.S. adults say they felt more excited about science when they were kids, reports the State of Science Index, a global study commissioned by 3M examining the general population's attitudes toward science. Maintaining students' interest in science during the middle school years is crucial to increasing the likelihood they'll pursue STEM careers. That's important, since studies show our nation will need to produce an additional one million STEM workers between 2012 and 2022 alone.

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