Returning to Middle School Engineering and Creativity – IQ/EQ – Class
December 10, 2009
2 Million Minutes Blog- Bob Compton
“In American public Middle and High School, I’m unaware of any formal hands-on classes in actually designing and building things. The Korean economy seems firmly committed to staying in the design and building of products and this three-year course is a unique way to introduce students to that thinking and have them experience the process first hand.”(more)
My 6th grade grandson has a class in Middle School that is a modernized version of what used to be shop. Recently they designed (on the computer) and built a model of a bridge. They use saws and other power tools.
He lives in South Windsor, Connecticut so I don’t think it’s true that this is not done in U.S. Middle Schools.
Comment by judie haynes — December 10, 2009 @ 2:16 pm