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A simple wooden box attached to 8-year-old Alex Benitez-Alvarez’s walker made it easier for the boy ...
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A simple wooden box attached to 8-year-old Alex Benitez-Alvarez’s walker made it easier for the boy to carry school supplies and allowed him to do more things on his own.
“Now if he wants to go to the library and get a book out, he can.” said Tommy Johnson, one of three high school students who helped Benitez-Alvarez.
Their idea came from an engineering project that pairs young engineers with people from local special education programs. Engineering teams from Shakopee East and West junior high schools designed models of several devices to make their disabled partners’ lives easier. Some of the simplest ideas were the most useful, such as an adjustable chair to help a child put his or her shoes on. They also came up with special building blocks that can help blind babies learn by touch.
In an education system driven by exams, engineering teacher TJ Hendrickson said the project gave students the chance to create something they could actually see for themselves. “Students stopped worrying about their grades and started worrying about failing their clients,said Hendrickson, a teacher at Shakopee West Junior High.
Group projects encourage teamwork and motivate students differently from independent projects. In this case, the project also taught a much-needed lesson in developing people skills. The meetings also helped engineers add special touches to their finished products. Benitez-Alvarez, who loves soccer, got the Minnesota United logo and a soccer ball printed on his wooden storage box.
The project encouraged students with special needs to describe their physical disabilities while also teaching engineers about the struggles of living with a disability.
“Everyone in the world should do this.” said Stephanie Betley, a teacher at Shakopee who hopes to see the project spread to other schools. “It’s for someone else rather than yourself.”
1.What was the purpose of the engineering project?
A. To show how special education helps disabled kids
B. To try out engineering knowledge learned in class.
C. To improve the life of disabled kids.
D. To provide jobs to a group of young engineers.
2.How did the project influence the engineers in Hendrickson's opinion?
A. It helped them pass their exams more easily.
B. It caused them more stress than their exams.
C. It helped them put their knowledge into use.
D. It improved their communication skills.
3.What did Betley think of the engineering project?
A. It did a lot of good to people in need of help.
B. It reminded people not to look down on the disabled.
C. It made more students interested in engineering.
D. It reminded people to care more about themselves.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Practice makes perfect B. Helping others out
C. Living with a disability D. Challenging oneself
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