It’s no longer enough to teach kindergarteners to read – these days, the push is on to squeeze nantotech lessons in between Barney and Teletubbies and keep it up until high school graduation. In a very interesting essay, Rutgers professor Dr. Stephen Danforth talks about his efforts to bring nanotechnology into K-12 classrooms, and to make nanotechnology an integral part of future science and engineering curricula in schools. His thoughts are seconded by Mike Roco of the National Science Foundation. These are the kinds of programs that will make nanotech visionaries like 23-year-old Josh Wolfe commonplace instead of exceptional.
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