Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
What's the most important subject to study in school?
Darin Pasold - History, because now everybody is showing disrespect of Southern heritage. I'm originally from Nebraska ... grew up in Crawford where Chief Crazy Horse was killed. When I moved here, I knew of Lewis & Clark, but I didn't know he was buried here. And Tennessee is where the western campaign was fought during the Civil War.
Chris Holt - Mathematics because numbers are important.
Jeff Sisk - To me, it looks like ... when you get out of school, most people run into problems running their lives financially, so personal finance.
Kailar Larsen - Mathematics because it's something that's used in everyday life, no matter what you do.
Michael Crews - History, so we don't keep making the same mistakes again and again.
Shayna Payne - History because you can learn about your past and learn from it.
By Clint Confehr
Maybe you've heard the buzz word STEM - the acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics - the 21st Century version of the three R's.
There's a debate over whether emphasizing STEM subjects leads students to so-called blue-collar jobs. Then there are folks who built this country wearing a shirt with their name over a pocket.
The National Science Foundation says STEM should include social sciences like economics, the dismal science, and psychology.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security advocates biology, chemistry, and statistics instead of the arts and humanities.
STEAM is STEM with art which can include language arts, design, visual arts and the humanities.
When people in Lewis County were asked - What's the most important subject to study in school? - they split between history and math. Go figure.
Here's what they said.
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