Every once in a while, Massachusetts does something right

From the Boston Globe: “Engineering gains a younger following” about how the Bay State is pushing for more engineering courses in middle and high schools:

Responding to a national need for more engineers, Massachusetts is moving faster than other states to bring engineering into primary and secondary schools. It was the first state to recommend that engineering be taught at all grade levels and is the only state to have an engineering exam as part of statewide testing.

I’ve imagined that you could teach a class called “How to build a bridge” running through the gamut of engineering disciples from the tensile strength of steel to the load bearing on a truss. Something like a year-long project with blueprints and everything. Better than dissecting a frog in my opinion.