http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/10/12/science-art-and-bay-area-culture/ explorations and inspirations... in how we learn science Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/10/12/science-art-and-bay-area-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Zane Selvans Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:23:06 +0000 http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=1055#comment-2533 Are you familiar with Dave Eggers' <b><a href="http://www.826national.org/" rel="nofollow">826 project</a></b>? I'd heard of it, but only just saw <b><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_eggers_makes_his_ted_prize_wish_once_upon_a_school.html" rel="nofollow">his TED talk</a></b>. They're funky, creative, community tutoring centers in major metro areas around the country. They're pretty focused on writing and other linguistic arts, but I've been wondering if the model could be adapted to work with math/science/engineering. It seems like most people see writing and language as generally more about expression than science or engineering, but that's not how Makers see it. It seems like a science 826 would look a lot like the organizations above. Are you familiar with Dave Eggers’ 826 project? I’d heard of it, but only just saw his TED talk. They’re funky, creative, community tutoring centers in major metro areas around the country. They’re pretty focused on writing and other linguistic arts, but I’ve been wondering if the model could be adapted to work with math/science/engineering. It seems like most people see writing and language as generally more about expression than science or engineering, but that’s not how Makers see it. It seems like a science 826 would look a lot like the organizations above.

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