Claude Hopper wrote:
Mike S wrote:
I recently had the opportunity to install computer systems in a
private school, and the only available time was during classes. As I
went about my business during a 4th grade science class the teacher
was asking the students what they had planned for their science fair
projects. One young girl told the teacher "My dad and I built a
Heathkit".
The teacher's response: "What's a Heathkit"

The dimwit didn't even know?

Girl: "We built a radio from scratch. We soldered all the parts and
adjusted everything to make it work"
Teacher: "Your science projects need to TEACH you something, not just
follow instructions from a kit..."
At this point I had stopped what I was doing and I listened to the
teacher explain how to select a project from their textbooks.

Again, dimwitted teacher.

It appears that the teacher taught this girl and the class some
valuable lessons:
The older generation can't teach us anything about modern electronics,
and there's no need to know these things anyway because...
Theory is useless. Radios are mass produced in China and there are no
adjustments to be made.

And any one who teaches that there was life before vacuum tube must be
teaching history.

Working with your hands means building a cardboard diorama instead of
a working model of someth am interested in all ing.

I am interested in everyone's thoughts about this.
Mike



American education is going down the toilet. That's why the economy is
going the same way.

Agreed there. Give a modern kid a bag full of parts and he is just as
likely to go to the dumpster than try to build something.
Bill (sad state of affairs we are in)Baka