It's the messaging of role models like Judy Lee that can help draw kids into engineering and technology.
"Now we have kids in engineering".
"Just giving kids an engineering problem to solve doesn't mean it will lead to learning," said Janine Remillard, an associate education professor at the University of Pennsylvania who is not opposed, but believes that good teaching is essential to making any curriculum work well.
To stop the erosion of U.S. tech superiority, America should be pushing more smart kids into engineering and computer science courses, which are failing to attract students.
Kamen calls FIRST the "NCAA of smarts" and uses robot competitions to prove to kids that engineering is rewarding and just as fun as any high school sport.
NASA is considering possibly working on a Space-themed MMO to teach kids about engineering and science.
The designers, writers and producers set to work thinking about how to digitally embody their goals in ways that teach kids about engineering, globalism and perspective - and that are both fun and innovative.
While the company's done a good job getting its kid-friendly engineering kits into the hands of schools, a new partnership with Pearson will certainly add an extra bit of legitimacy to the company's methods.
Your kid's engineering professor may be Hindu.
