Chapter 8. Learning in a Makerspace

Education is evolving and the idea of teaching with micromanufacturing technology is now a reality. Students are more responsive and retain more knowledge when they can connect the class work to the world in which we live. Yet students in the K–12 public education system are hammered with theoretical concepts that lack relevancy beyond the classroom, or are not taught in a way that makes them relevant. It is really not surprising that a good percentage of students lack the ability to apply their classwork to physical applications. It is imperative that we establish avenues ...

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