On Jun 12, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
As a member and supporter of the ARRL since 1952 I don't "beat up
on them"
too easily. Considering the fact that many if not most Hams today
would not
consider picking up a soldering iron to do more than attach a
connector to a
cable, I agree they are probably being cautious. After all, I
understand the
ARRL has launched their own program of technical courses to help
Hams become
more technically competent.
They are putting me through a one-week intensive training program to
help me integrate their recommended lesson plans into my syllabus.
They are also training us on the Parallax Boe-Bot robot kits. I am
going to get several of those too. The kids get to build those as
well and it introduces them to programming. Again, the hands-on
aspect of writing a program that then causes the robot to behave a
certain way in the physical world should be another reinforcing
learning tool.
The comparison is striking: when I was in the 6th grade our class
built
crystal sets as part of "science". I already had a three-tube
regenerative
receiver so I got an A without breaking a sweat <G>.
We didn't even do that in our classes. I am going to show kids how
much fun making things can be.
Oh, and I have to get T-hunting and emergency communications in there
too. I want to make sure there is something for everyone.
73 de Brian, WB6RQN
Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT com
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