Browsing ThinkCycle, I got another idea. A website that helps teachers to teach a certain class: one where kids get to identify a problem someone in their social circle, learn how to navigate online resources and think up a project that would address that problem. I think giving people (kids) that engineering "I can fix things" attitude is really important, together with the experience of looking closely at their environment and seeing what's wrong with it. Too many people just accept the world as it is.
# May 10, 2004