This week, Adafruit Industries launches an educational series aimed at kids, report Hackaday and others. And it’s about time.
Discussions of modern technology often evokes the word “magic.
Some people say the episode is too talky. But even if Adafruit’s offering isn’t the Sesame Street for makers, it’s clear that we need one. The United States lags in STEM (science, tech, engineering, and math) education; President Obama has made strengthening it a priority. If people are passionate about the future technological competence of our nation, they could do worse than to take a page from Adafruit and launch a program like this into the mainstream.