I think STEM is an academy and a career cluster because it is just so big in our society. Every day I know for a fact we use technology and math. Our whole society as a funtioning being is based on our infrastructure. Whether it be cell towers, satelites, tv, radio, etc, we depend on it to function properly. Which is a little scary. And we are constantly using math. When we are at school, work, in the car, ordering a meal at Mcdonald's, or whenever we are thinking we are using math. That is why STEm is so big.