But the fact that huge numbers of kids are passing through school systems and not learning basic literacy drives home the fact that districts also need to take checking to see if the kids are learning anything more seriously.
Most of them have laptops or tablets in class, checking their favorite website and learning as much from the internet than from the professors classrooms content.
We had the exciting opportunity on Saturday morning to meet with some of these students while checking out their exhibits, learning about their research, and talking about what inspires them.