Prez 4 Bots
This past Monday, President Obama spoke at the National Academy of Sciences’s annual meeting. One of his major speaking points was the importance of initiating young people into the scientific fields, and he mentions the importance of robotics no less! Check out this excerpt:
“You know, the average age in NASA’s mission control during the Apollo 17 mission was just 26. I know that young people today are just as ready to tackle the grand challenges of this century.
So I want to persuade you to spend time in the classroom, talking and showing young people what it is that your work can mean, and what it means to you. I want to encourage you to participate in programs to allow students to get a degree in science fields and a teaching certificate at the same time. I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, whether it’s science festivals, robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and invent — to be makers of things, not just consumers of things.”
Don and I are so happy to hear this, and we really think that President Obama would approve of the idea of Bots 4 Tots. He also remarked on this occasion: “I want to challenge you to use your love and knowledge of science to spark the same sense of wonder and excitement in a new generation,” and this is exactly what we are attempting. It’s great to see this kind of call to action, and we believe that it is an imperative message not just for Americans, but for all nations!
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