Mr. B gave a really good question, and I would love to respond to it. A reason STEM is in it's own category is because, the students could get everything from school. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. At school, we can have a better chance of understanding the logistics.When others only have one subject to deal with STEM has many. Also, kids can get more chances to take more classes in STEM to get them ready for the harder classes and different careers. Technology is all around us, it's changing all of the time. Everybody uses some sort of technology. Engineering, people need it to build things. Everyone needs to know some about Engineering. Math you need in everyday life, weather it comes to figuring out how much money to spend per month or if you're an accounting person.