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Re: Learning by Making Rockets & Robots

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
What percentage of a students education do you believe should be spent learning hands on skills in High School? What would you cut? I see a lot of attacking of standardized tests, but why would schools put such an emphasis on "Standardized tests" if there wasn't some value for someone in those?

I would love to see more hands on experience, but I would caution folks to be careful about what you might take the place of.
Once upon a time a typical high school taught home economics and had a room full of Southbends and an auto shop, no? What got added when these classes were taken away? (Not a rhetorical question)
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