As a team, Jim and Cory created the high altitude balloon class with the belief that we all have a need to explore, connect and challenge ourselves and be involved in something bigger than ourselves. Jim says his drive to bring STEM to students comes from his personal experience as a parent. While other children excelled in sports, his child lingered on the sidelines, noticing the scoreboard and wanting to know how it worked. “Little was available for him in our rural community. I noticed dozens of students like him â€" capable and motivated by interests beyond sports.†Cory grew up watching his dad fix anything that needed fixing. “He always told me ‘If someone made it, it can be fixed.’ So from a young age, I have always loved to figure out why and how things worked.†This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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