Can Elmo inspire your kid to become a scientist? Article by Bonnie Rochman
http://healthland.time.com/2012/01/09/can-elmo-inspire-your-kid-to-become-a-scientist/
Sesame Street is now adding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) inspired shows to their line up! This is fantastic! Millions of young children watch Sesame Street, I know my kids did, and to incorporate STEM into the show is great news! Read the article in Time Magazine. The message Sesame Street is putting out for kids is about learning, trial and error, sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing, and then trying again. I find this great news! Check it out!
"If the program is as successful with science as it has been with
introducing preschoolers to language and other skills, that should bode
well for the future of America’s doctors, engineers and astronauts." (Rochman, 2012)
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Lynette,
ReplyDeleteThis is great news! I worked for an engineering company for 12 years and one of the greatest concerns was finding good engineers and being able to meet minority employee goals. The sad fact is, not enough students are taking engineering to meet future goals, especially girls. Kids are losing interest in science and math and not enough is being being done to build interest. Let's start as soon as possible!