I get to see gen-Z through my own kids, their friends, and younger interns and people right out of college at work (I work in hardware engineering at a FAANG). There are many tinkerers out there who spend their time making things and coding. In my former state of Minnesota, there were more high school first robotics (real robots not Lego or whatever) teams than hockey teams in the state, which I thought was remarkable when I first learned the statistic. Engineering schools have all sorts of cool clubs where students learn as much or more than they do in classes. I have been trying to convince my youngest to join Girls who Code, but she is more interested in biology and medical stuff. She is a straight A student, but as a dad you can’t force kids to do things outside their interests. She would rather dig around for blue centipedes and catalog bones left in thickets in our field by local predators (coyotes) .
Statistics: Posted by Gribs — Fri Jun 07, 2024 5:40 am