PostedMarch 12, 2017

UpdatedSeptember 24, 2017

Posted byZoë Randall

http://gse.hightechhigh.org/unboxed/issue16/engineering_a_mindset_exploring_an_e...

Imagine designing and planning the tower of your dreams with a team of fellow engineering peers, building it higher than your own eye level and then watching it majestically crash with the sound of cheers, terror, and applause all wrapped up in one slow motion moment before your eyes. The trick here, of course, is not to give up, but to try again. Rebuilding with more purpose, more pizzazz and a greater vision for revision. And, of course, laughing at the majestic failure of it all while planning the next iteration. Read more to learn about the experiences of an elementary engineering teacher and the lessons she has learned.