Why a Special Issue of Roeper Review on STEM Wisdom? Wisdom is the Cinderella of Both STEM and Gifted Education
Abstract
Currently, most education for the gifted, including STEM education for the gifted, places great emphasis on the development of knowledge, analytical skills, and less often, creative skills, but little or no emphasis on the development of wisdom-related skills. We argue that this failure to emphasize the development of wisdom is a serious mistake. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can be used for good ends, but too often, are being used for bad ends by gifted individuals whose education and reward systems do not prepare them for the challenges the world faces today. The goal of this article and of this special issue is to encourage STEM education for gifted students that recognizes, develops, and rewards STEM wisdom—the seeking of a common good over the long- as well as the short term.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Education
Achievement
and Giftedness
Attention Economy in Education and Business
Neuroscience
Education and Cognitive Function
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Roeper Review
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7–10
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN