China plans to invest more than a trillion dollars as it races against the US to rule advanced tech.
One of the secrets to China’s engineering success is its young people. In 2020, more than 3.5 million of the country’s students graduated with degrees in science, technology, engineering and maths, better known as STEM.
That’s more than any other country in the world - and Beijing is keen to leverage it. “Building strength in education, science and talent is a shared responsibility,” Xi told party leaders last week.
In case any parent is reading this and feels (somehow!) like “Oh no… my child will be left behind!” to the point of considering buying some BS humanoid or animaloid “pedagogical” robot, get yourself a (European designed) good “old” Lego set! They’ve been at it for decades (literally, since at least 1998 with Mindstorms) and they focus specifically on pedagogy at school with e.g. https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-education-spike-essential-set-45345
Do NOT get a cheap piece of plastic that you do not understand, that behaves in “smart” ways you can’t explain and that passes data long you have no idea about!
Blocked, you’re just trying to be provocative instead of having a constructive discussion. I don’t have time to waste on that so don’t bother replying to my comments, I won’t see what you write anymore.
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In case any parent is reading this and feels (somehow!) like “Oh no… my child will be left behind!” to the point of considering buying some BS humanoid or animaloid “pedagogical” robot, get yourself a (European designed) good “old” Lego set! They’ve been at it for decades (literally, since at least 1998 with Mindstorms) and they focus specifically on pedagogy at school with e.g. https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-education-spike-essential-set-45345
Do NOT get a cheap piece of plastic that you do not understand, that behaves in “smart” ways you can’t explain and that passes data long you have no idea about!
Soooo, buy expensive Danish plastic?
LOL at this guy not wanting to deal with facts.
At least you chose the right name.
Blocked, you’re just trying to be provocative instead of having a constructive discussion. I don’t have time to waste on that so don’t bother replying to my comments, I won’t see what you write anymore.