When I first heard of EduCreate, the name alone excited me, to put education together with creativity, and not lean on repeating the past.
The greatest enjoyment of all my various pursuits in life was teaching. After receiving a series of engineering design grant awards from the National Science Foundation, I took some of the explanations of dimensional concepts in my papers in the 1990s and simplified them for seminars on Hat Engineering to elementary school students. Hats could be the least restrictive on shapes and allow for great creativity and fun, important for the young. It was emphasized that the same principles apply to 3D autos, planes, ships, apparel. The first seminar was with seventh graders at Broadmeadows Middle School in Quincy, Massachusetts. The second was with third graders at the Brown School in Natick, Massachusetts.
The drive to teach these seminars was impelled by the lack of understanding of dimensional transformations, everywhere I met higher management in the apparel industry, especially 3D ideas to 2D patterns, and 2D cut pieces into 3D forms. Working with the young, I thought, could motivate others to explore and respect it more in all industries in the future.
This is an ideal project for those who are teachers in elementary school. Although it is past my time to go out and do it anymore, I would help any who would like to do it for their classes. If you are interested, email me at [email protected]
Thank you for viewing. If you wish to learn more about Hat Engineering and dimensional transformations, email me at [email protected]
