I interviewed five people, here are the summaries below:
1) E. & R. Hardin: Two girls in high school who are involved in dance and the arts, and who compete. This takes up a lot of time and comittment and they have no room to explore outside interests on top of these and their academic work.
2) Sarah Troupe: Interested in STEM, entymology major, but wants to do work simply as a job, not out of interest. Does not find interest in projects.
3) RJ and Charley Bates: Married couple considering educaitonal supplies for homeschooling adopted children. Prefer private schooling to public schools or additional home based education.
Who: Despite families and students wanting to engage with educational content, there may either be no room for additional concerns, or a particularly disengaged interest in STEM.
What: The need of access to resources which engage students and hold their interest while allowing them to expore educaitonal opportunities. The need to engage with an academic interest is not critical for some in religious contexts, nor is STEM particularly necessary for those who are already invested in other pursuits.
Why: The underlying cause of the entire demographic is the same, however because of different values the phenotypic needs appear to be different.
Inside the Boundary we have:
Low-income school districts, families, and students who need engaging content to help support education because they lack the resources to provide engaging and effective learning content.
Outside the boundary we have:
School districts, families, and students who have a significant disinterest in STEM content are not considered because they would not be interested in an offering which is STEM content rich. The reaosns for this may be several, including sustained intered in other disciplines which due to time constraints are mutually exclusive, or because of ideological differences between their beliefs and their understanding of STEM education.
Hello Tomer,
ReplyDeleteIt was incredibly interesting to read this blog post and examine these interviews you had with five individual people. Personally, I find it very uncommon for schools or families to push students and their children out of pursuit of STEM fields . As a matter of fact, I feel like they are far more widely regarded, and given major reverence than any topical major, particularly during my time in United States Secondary education . They are seen as having better job security and heightened intelligence, which makes me feel as if your business idea still exist but the opportunity framework may need to be revisited. Nevertheless, wonderful work!
Hello Tomer,
ReplyDeleteIt was incredibly interesting to read this blog post and examine these interviews you had with five individual people. Personally, I find it very uncommon for schools or families to push students and their children out of pursuit of STEM fields . As a matter of fact, I feel like they are far more widely regarded, and given major reverence than any topical major, particularly during my time in United States Secondary education . They are seen as having better job security and heightened intelligence, which makes me feel as if your business idea still exist but the opportunity framework may need to be revisited. Nevertheless, wonderful work!