Adam Savage's reddit "Ask Me Anything about Making" →

I liked this bit:

"What is the biggest roadblock to the maker movement?"

I have so many answers to this, but none I'm really qualified to give. I'm not avoiding the question, it's just that if I said something like "standardized, one-size-fits-all testing" etc, I'd want to be actually right than shooting from my hip.

Here's my thing: I know that making is the gateway drug to critical thinking, as I'm fond of saying. I'm not a policy expert, nor should I pretend to be. My wheelhouse is talking about why I think that inculcating kids early with an understanding that things don't always go according to plan is one of the most valuable ways to prepare them for life.