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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an engineer, and I hate the buzzword. I also hate the belief that you can "inspire a passion" for "STEM" by having kids build with LEGOs, or some other such nonsense. [/quote] How do you know that you can't "inspire a passion" for STEM. What if a kid takes a class and says, "that was fun and I am good at it". I agree that liking legos does not equal being an engineer, but my son did some sort of CAD clinic and has been programming since he was in 7th grade and he loves it. Grant it I am an engineer, but I never really thought hey let's do CAD and programming on a Saturday morning. My son edited video last night, just because, it was not a school project, it was just for fun. I appreciate the emphasis on STEM, because not everybody is inspired by The Illiad and The Odyssey.[/quote]
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