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Teaching Fifth Graders Engineering

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-on-the-method dept.

Jamie noticed a NYT story saying "To compete in a global economy, some school districts are offering engineering lessons to students in kindergarten. " The story is about 5th graders working on a new experimental curriculum that is well beyond the egg drop of old.

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  1. Which cliches do we want? by dorpus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Will we see more 5th graders "inventing" baking soda volcanoes, solar-powered flashlights, pedal-powered generators, lemon-powered batteries? But of course, we shouldn't forget the cardboard catapults or the salt crystal "jewelry". No doubt, these will save the world some day.

  2. Re:What a waste of tax money! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Engineers don't work in factories, troll...

    Engineers make the blueprints for things that are fabricated in factories.

    People who work in factories are mostly drones or technicians at best (with an occasional engineer to oversee the manufacturing processes and plans for expansion). Working in fast food is almost equivalent to working as an assembly line worker.

  3. Should you be teaching Engineering to 5th graders? by pizzach · · Score: 0, Troll

    I mean Engineering is a professional job. Might as well have a doctor in and teach kids how to do a liver transplant. Then get sued for it when the kids attempt a real one and fail. :3 Stop groaning. You know it's true.

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