Ben, months later I still cannot forget your blog post.
My son in 3rd grade recently complained to me that his school did not do projects, and he wished they did. He's bright and inquisitive, but only given paperwork to do in school or at home. Today I came across this lecture from famed physicist Richard Feynman, and felt this sums it up: http://v.cx/2010/04/feynman-brazil-education. I bet Feynman could come up with a 1000+ uses for $500 to teach math, physics, etc. We don't need a Feynman to come up with good ideas, just creative teaches with encouragement from administration and parents to think outside the box.
