…be makers of things, not just consumers of things

Yesterday President Obama spoke some words that I feel really mean something to all of us who work in our shops, labs, and garages re purposing old devices and inventing new ones.

I quote: “…think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, like science festivals, robotics competitions, and fairs that encourage young people to create, build, and invent — to be makers of things, not just consumers of things.”

Read more on his speech to the National Academy of Science here: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=20090427