Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Today I tried to have drivetrain get right to work. It was a little difficult for the kids to get on task; I think next time I'll have house cleaning, and not give them legos so that I can first talk to them fo a little while. I need to make sure that they're not just playing with legos and are actually building.
I got the tankbot instructions from Mr. Rupert and Rose was so kind as to lend her laptop, and I got the kids started on all building the tankbot chassis. This way, they'll have a foundation with which to build all their other designs off of.
And as it is a pretty easy design, maybe I'll just have them stick with it. Or, I'll have them put in back wheels and just skis in the front.
Today I was pretty tired because I didn't get much sleep, and the kids are really loud. But seeing them enjoy themselves made me remember when I was a little lego kid and I had fun. I guess this is how old man Vu and others felt. I'll try to remember that and try to make their experience as fun and educational as possible.

- Kyle Norquist