In our PLTW class we learn many life skills such as working with big tools. Tools that every single one of us would never touch due to fear. But this class teaches us to fear nothing.

I’m very grateful  to have a Makerspace because this space teaches us many great things. During my last two modules, I had to comprehend that things can and will go wrong at least once. At first seeing thing go the opposite of what you wanted can make you feel devastated. Eventually you have to understand that this is just a part of life. You don’t wake up every morning knowing your day will be perfect, so why should you disappoint yourself on something that could potentially have a small fix and it will work.

 

Here we can see (Left to Right) Angelica, Becca, & Karla doing some research for their module.

Sure, a few things might not go right the first couple of times but that doesn’t mean you have to give up right away. When you’re in this class, you learn how to understand the power of using great tools, and the design process, but we also learn a little more than that. We learn how to give our best and never settle for less. The Makerspace is a space we learn not just from those giant powerful tool but also the mistakes we make.

Overall, I am 100% confident that the class of 2019 is very grateful to have such an amazing learning community along with great projects.

What is a Makerspace?	How does the Makerspace help us grow as scholars?
The Makerspace is a classroom with a clean lab and a messy lab. During the clean lab we use computers, electronics and anything that still maintains the area clean. The messy lab is an area where we get to work with saws, spray paint, a laser printer, a 3D printer, and so much more.	Well, the Makerspace is helpful and important to our community because, we get to have a hands on experience of what it feels like to actually be part of a specific career. For example, If I was going to focus on Media Technology, I would be challenged to create a video about our mission statement along with different shots to represent the importance of our mission statement.

  

Clean Lab(Left side), Messy Lab(Right side)

By: Yoselin R.