Lessons From the Sandbox.

The article presents views and insights of the author concerning the introduction of engineering education for elementary school in the U.S. The author discusses the role of engineers in medical research advances, in alleviating human suffering or in creating the iPod that put 10,000 tunes at the fingertips. He also implies that we must design an educational system that creates tomorrow's leaders and a citizenry capable of analytical decision-making. However, we need people educated in cross-disciplinary, quantitative decision-making to be at the helm of developing new technologies and policies that shape both our nation's economic future and our planet's health.