Being a former Toy Designer and current STEAM Teacher, I believe that learning can also be fun. One could even say that in today's high-speed, digital world that keeping young minds engaged on any particular activity, let alone educational endeavors, can be a challenge unto itself.
With robotics, students will venture into a world of technological discovery which will hold relevance throughout their lives as the world around them continues to evolve. Instead of outright dependency on computerized automation, students can learn how to harness such technology so that there exists a more symbiotic relationship between humans and their machines.
Just to see the perspective of "how a robot thinks" brings about the concept of 'logic' and related concepts. For example, kids know that 'GPS' exists, but very few actually understand how it works. With robots, we can program in similar factors that determine GPS, such as learning about a geometric grid, algebraic variables, and other associated disciplines. Students will be more engaged as they are able to utilize their newly established comprehension of the sciences and robotics while taking ownership of their work, which plays out in real-time.
Here in this part of town, many students grow up believing that the choices and opportunities that they have in life are scant. Not only will the first-hand experience of programming and observing a robot to perform task-specific functions have a profound academic effect amongst my students, but the tangibility of 'real robots' becomes part of their own reality. It is my dream that my students embrace the 'reality of robots' and understand that acquiring the correlating education will open doors for them as they continue to strive and expand their horizons.
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Being a former Toy Designer and current STEAM Teacher, I believe that learning can also be fun. One could even say that in today's high-speed, digital world that keeping young minds engaged on any particular activity, let alone educational endeavors, can be a challenge unto itself.
With robotics, students will venture into a world of technological discovery which will hold relevance throughout their lives as the world around them continues to evolve. Instead of outright dependency on computerized automation, students can learn how to harness such technology so that there exists a more symbiotic relationship between humans and their machines.
Just to see the perspective of "how a robot thinks" brings about the concept of 'logic' and related concepts. For example, kids know that 'GPS' exists, but very few actually understand how it works. With robots, we can program in similar factors that determine GPS, such as learning about a geometric grid, algebraic variables, and other associated disciplines. Students will be more engaged as they are able to utilize their newly established comprehension of the sciences and robotics while taking ownership of their work, which plays out in real-time.
Here in this part of town, many students grow up believing that the choices and opportunities that they have in life are scant. Not only will the first-hand experience of programming and observing a robot to perform task-specific functions have a profound academic effect amongst my students, but the tangibility of 'real robots' becomes part of their own reality. It is my dream that my students embrace the 'reality of robots' and understand that acquiring the correlating education will open doors for them as they continue to strive and expand their horizons.
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