'DIY Culture': Should Schools Add DIY and Hands-On Approaches Into the Curriculum?

The DIY generation is paving a way to educational advancement as they tend to be more hands on in innovating their ideas. It was mentioned that schools should also take into consideration that some of their students are more creative than others, thus maker project should be added to the curriculum.

NPR mentioned that schools should not only add DIY projects on the after school electives, but it should be part of their daily process as well. Adding the DIY curriculum on classrooms allows students to explore their creativity and unlock their skills in innovation.

A school physics school teacher mentioned that she makes it a point to incorporate DIY activities with what she is teaching. Children will not only get a vivid picture of what she is teaching, but the student will also get to be more hands on in understanding what is being taught.

"How can we apply physics concepts to make these projects work better?" Tanya Kryukova, a physics teacher would always ask. "I think for me, the true learning comes in when a learner is curious and asks questions," Kryukova says. "They're trying to find out and they say, 'Oh, so it's."

Lighthouse Community Character School is said to be one of the schools which merges the DIY, hand-on approach to learning. The school's lab teacher then shared the benefits of teaching children the concept of DIY and being hands on at an early age.

"Every kid at this school knows what making is and knows what maker fairs are," says Lighthouse's creativity lab teacher, Amy Dobras tells NPR. "I think this school does a really good job of really 'browning' the maker movement in a lot of ways."

Millennial Marketing then pointed out that the Millennial generation and the Generation Y are the ones that are keener when it comes to hand-on and DIY approaches. These generations are more confident with their skill set, thus they opt to do things on their own, which usually works.

As a parent, do you thing DIY classes and hand-on approaches would work once added into the school's curriculum? Do let us know your thoughts through the comment section below.