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Re: EV3 vs Vex IQ For Middle School
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Edited to add: This is only tangentially related to the original topic, but as I was looking at the registration data for median age I noticed that only 12% of the kids in my LEGO programs are girls, whereas 44% of the kids in my VEX IQ programs are girls. Huh. I wonder why the difference?
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I wonder if this could be because the girls are starting at a more even playing field with VEX, at least in their minds. There are no preconceived notions.
With LEGO, some kids (largely boys, sadly) have been playing with them for years whereas with VEX very few find their way into homes. It's new to everyone. LEGO also brings with it the baggage of being a "boy's toy."
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