May 16, 2006

Legos building character at juvy

Click to read and listen to this radio documentary from Soundprint -
"Building Blocks":

Two years ago at Long Creek juvenile detention center in Maine, one MIT professor revolutionized the existing school system. He instituted a learning-by-doing program where young offenders spend their day using Legos to build programmable robots - clocks, vehicles and moving fantasy figures. Teens photograph their creations and write diaries proudly chronicling their progress...

Via The Imbroglio. Brought to you by Lego Mindstorms.

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