The first-edition Firefly I tested is so easily disassembled--the back has a huge and enticing latch that cracks the thing open, exposing its circuitry--that I wonder how long it would actually survive in the hands of an average kid.

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The emphasis by 4-H programs on hands-on learning is directly correlated to the creative mischief that I experimented with in open fields as child. 4-H programs are designed to meet youth where they are to participate in self learning.

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The school photographer caught the moment: there I am in the 1987 yearbook laughing with my mouth wide open, my eyes as big as saucers, and my hands behind me, having just pushed my skirt back down.

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