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Lego Mindstorms (via Amazon.com) are a great example of the learning opportunities available today. It seems true that the extracurricular learning options are much greater today than 50 years ago.
I Hear Rumors That Our Education Institutions Are In Trouble by Tom Hill:
We don’t have to worry about the future of education. Today’s youth will demand a superior local education system or they will go to any Internet institution that can satisfy their needs. All we have to do as the adults is make sure the local school systems and Internet institutions are capable of living up to our children’s expanding expectations.
I think the educational institutions may not be keeping pace with those advancements. But I agree that we need to see to it that those schools do keep pace with a changing world and changing expectations.
More posts on k-12 science and engineering education.
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Mr. Woo creates robots (in China) using trash - without any formal education. Cool engineering - who needs Lego Mindstorms? Not Woo.
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