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Tinker’s untailored years in the RAF
Brief letters: Glasgow University | Samantha Cameron | Rail chaos | Dudley Sutton | Ludo joke
Why Kids Need to Tinker to Learn
Allowing kids to deeply engage with a project they are passionate about also helps produce more positive memories of school, Stager said. “The reason the Maker Movement is so exciting is it can reenergize the classroom and it can make high quality memories of education,” he said.
Learning Through Tinkering
If we want children to be independent thinkers, we should give them the tools — and the challenges — to figure stuff out for themselves.
Tinkering Spaces: How Equity Means More Than Access
Youth programs are looking to redefine maker spaces into more equitable environments by rethinking what's valued and how facilitators interact with students.
How CES Got Its Nerd Back: Drones, Virtual Reality And Tinkerers Putting Sensors In Everything
Big companies aren’t driving innovation at the Consumer Electronics Show; it’s the tinkerers and startups putting sensors in everything.
Tinkering Tots! 7 Ways That Play Helps Kids Grow into Thinkers and Inventors
Photo by Pascal (Flickr)<br>When you consider the great thinkers and inventors of all time, who comes to mind? I think of philosophers like Plato and Ayn Rand and inventors like Marie Curie and Thomas Edison, but plenty of kid inventors also come to mind. Maybe one day, my own girls and your kids, too, will join the list of greats. There's no better time than childhood to hone their thinking and innovating skills, thanks to these fun play ideas<br>Building Blocks<br>Blocks…
Tinker or Tailor?
Tinker or Tailor? If change is going to take place regardless of how you feel about it, why not be the one who is taking an active role in effecting change as opposed to being the one to whom change...
How to Conduct a Investment Portfolio Check-up
FUTURE PROOF: Too-frequent portfolio monitoring can lead investors to tinker with their portfolios' unnecessarily, but when you do review your holdings follow these rules
With Growth Of 'Hacker Scouting,' More Kids Learn To Tinker
With the rise of the do-it-yourself movement, more groups are springing up to encourage kids to link crafts and science. Modeled on more traditional Scouting groups, kids and their parents meet up in tool-filled "hacker spaces" to build electronics and get creative.
Stuck in a Rut? Tinker with Your Routine
Get insights from the daily habits of successful people
Tinkering With Levothyroxine: Does It Make a Difference?
Most physicians will carefully titrate levothyroxine to help their patients with hypothyroidism reach the TSH value at which they feel their best. But does it actually make a difference?
Why is this weird, metallic star hurtling out of the Milky Way?
About 2,000 light-years away from Earth, there is a star catapulting toward the edge of the Milky Way. This particular star, known as LP 40−365, is one of a unique breed of fast-moving stars—remnant pieces of massive white dwarf stars—that have survived in chunks after a gigantic stellar explosion.
Could 3D Printing Pens Be the Future for DIY Tinkerers?
A simple to use 3D printing pen may help at-home tinkerers experience 3D printed technology without knowing CAD. Already, tech-savvy 3D printing enthusiasts are using tech know-how to aid in home r…
Cafe Classic: Tinker, Tailor, Experiential Learner
Editor's Note: I'm a fan of the provocative books of Nassim Nicholas Taleb and am currently working my way through Skin in the Game, which promises to have some interesting lessons for the practice of compensation. In the meantime, check out Mr. Taleb's Classic insights on learning that serve up some great food for thought on how we develop and improve in our jobs. How do we gain our knowledge and wisdom about compensation and total rewards? How do we come to understand…
Is It O.K. to Tinker With the Environment to Fight Climate Change?
Scientists are investigating whether releasing tons of particulates into the atmosphere might be good for the planet. Not everyone thinks this is a good idea.
Building A Tinkering Mindset In Young Students Through Making
Making with early elementary students is not only possible, but incredibly rewarding. Alice Baggett describes how the maker mindset has helped her students to own a growth mindset while having fun learning.
Picture Books for Kids Who Like to Tinker and Invent
Fabulous picture books perfect for kids who like to tinker with tools and invent imaginative machines. Great for teaching STEM and growth mindset.
At Mini Maker Faire, Spirit of Tinkering is Alive and Well
As we all know, there is a lot of interest in promoting science, technology, engineering and math-related (STEM) careers in the US. Educators have been struggling for years to figure out how to get…
When tinkering with health reform, values matter
In debates over health reform, the devil is in the details, and these details are largely driven by ideological values such as redistribution of costs.
