Giving Back

I've always had the thought that once I'm making a good salary that I would give some serious change (> $10k) to my grade and high schools. The focus, of course, would be on enhancing their science and/or technology offerings. Especially at the high school, I'd want to help more kids see the fun aspects of science and engineering and to consider it for college. That time (of having excess $$) is still a ways off, but I think about it occasionally.

Yesterday, I came across a great way to help out teachers, a little bit at a time. I think I've heard of the DonorsChoose website in the past but hadn't done more than maybe look at the site. Looking at it further today, I like how you can find small programs from teachers that target a specific course type and age group. With that in mind, I looked at engineering-type programs in high schools and found to to help out. A project to use engineering design that was suggested elsewhere caught my eye, as did a local project teaching kids about electricity which hits home close to my electrical engineering undergrad degree. I hope that the projects are successful! I'll have to keep an eye on those programs and the website for future opportunities.