" If America is to maintain our high standard of living, we must continue to innovate. We are competing with nations many times our size. We don't have a single brain to waste. Math and science are the engines of innovation. With these engines we can lead the world. We must demystify math and science so that all students feel the joy that follows understanding." Dr. Micheal Brown, Director of the Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas Texas |
These projects are our attempt to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. My goal is to get the students excited about those career fields. Our aerospace projects are not unlike any aerospace project that any aerospace company would try to attempt. The missions can be accomplished, but it will take planning, experimentation, discovery, engineering, design, build, and construction. There is no guarantee of success. Through all of our planning and testing, we plan for the best. I think this aspect of education got lost somewhere in the history of education. Our education system has evolved into teaching students how to pass test. Our education system has gotten bogged down in teaching the students “What to think”, not “How to think”. We as a nation, have un-inspired the next generation. We as a nation no longer set bold innovative goals. This is our attempt to change that. These projects teach the students how these types of projects are conducted in real life. The students learn through the actual process of success and failure. The students learn through creative innovation when building their aerospace vehicles. The launch day is not unlike any Space X or NASA launch, all of our planning, experimenting, checking and double checking comes down to the final second of the countdown clock. That is real life problem solving. |
Inspirational quote of the month, May 2018
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his thoughts about STEM in the U.S.A. and the history of Science. skip to 1:20:00 The above video is sad but true. The girls start to disengage in Junior High. Very Sad.... |