As The New Cool by Neal Bascomb shows, classroom robot wars can inspire the celebration of invention
“IT IS almost a miracle that modern teaching methods have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry,” Albert Einstein once observed, expressing his frustrations with his early formal education. “For what this delicate little plant needs more than anything, besides stimulation, is freedom.”
He would have found a kindred spirit in Amir Abo-Shaeer, a physics teacher at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California, who is the heart and soul of Neal Bascomb’s new book. For Abo-Shaeer, it’s all about engaging…
