Bushnell, who co-founded Atari in 1972 and later started many other companies, including colorful pizza chain Chuck E. Cheese’s, said he thinks a lot of what is taught in schools now won’t prepare students for the jobs that will exist in the future, simply because no one knows what those jobs will be. To address that shortcoming, he’s looking to start a program that will get young people interested in creating things.
“We have a big focus on education, and I’m really glad to have Nolan’s support of that,” Dougherty told Wired.com. “We bring over 500 teachers to Maker Faire, and they say they’re hungry for ideas and things that will ignite kids and get them excited to solve problems and create things.”
”Want Kids to Win the Future? Turn Them Into Makers — and Sci-Fi Fans | Underwire | Wired.com
Museum mission?
