Inviting the community of Engineers to teach the younger generation

I do volunteer with local non profits in Northern New Jersey to teach kids robotics, programming and math, after-school or on week-ends (2 hours commitment/week).

They are desperate for engineers with electronics background to help introduce the kids to soldering, circuits, Arduinos, wearables,...

If there are members of this community interested in impacting the life of younger kids by devoting 2 hours/week for 6-8 weeks, then please post/Private Message.

Locations in Summit, Newark, Elizabeth,...

stem@jerseystem.org

DAB over 9 years ago

You could also have the kids join Element 14 to ask questions and interact with engineers.

For some of your students, it might be easier for them to see what good soldering and projects look like so that they have a well defined goal available.

DAB
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Former Member over 9 years ago in reply to DAB

Those are good resources that are certainly appealing to the self-motivated kid who has already had some exposure.

For the 99% of the kids who have never seen a soldering iron and who do not know anything about electronics, many community organizations try to structure programs that go to their school of community center and give them that first chance to get exposed. After that, they might have seen enough to get the hang of it and to expect self motivation to kick-in.

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D_Hersey over 9 years ago

My elder son, N9VCU, is 36 years of age
After a lethargic and sullen childhood, he has become a tent-pole member of Multnomah County ARES

He has put much effort into this project:
Multnomah County ARES Communications Trailer Project — Multnomah County ARES

I kid
Electronics seems to be a fairly efficient means to help and be helped by society

So good luck in your endeavor

(three days after coffee-involved crapulanche, still no period key)

My point is, if I have one, that teaching e- pays dividends that may be invisible at the time, perhaps
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