HAVE
HAVE A
HAVE A LITTLE INCENTIVE TO RUB IT IN THE FACE OF THE TEAM
THAT DRAFTED HIM AND THEN CUT
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>>
HIM. >>> WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE
50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO
11.
11.
11. WITH
11. WITH IT CAME A LOT OF
MEMORIES, EXCITEMENT OF A
FUTURE SPACE TRAVEL, AND
RESPECT FOR WHAT WE CAN DO
WHEN WE PUT OUR MINDS TO
SOMETHING SPECIFIC.
SOMETHING SPECIFIC. TO START, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
KIDS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND
INTERESTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE
INFINITY AND BEYOND.
>> I AM PART OF A COMPANY
CALLED DREAM BOX LEARNING.
DREAM BOX IS AN ADAPTIVE MATH
TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS PIONEERED
RIGHT HERE IN BELLEVUE THAT
HELPS YOUNG KIDS LEARN
MATHEMATICS.
MATHEMATICS. IT IS A PERSONALIZED LEARNING
PLATFORM THAT ACTUALLY
MONITORS HOW KIDS ARE THINKING
AND HOW THEY ARE SOLVING
PROBLEMS TO MAKE SURE THEY GET
THE EXACT LESSON THEY NEED TO
OPTIMALLY LEARN.
OPTIMALLY LEARN. >> WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT
EXPERIENCING AND REFLECTING ON
THE 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE
APOLLO 11 MISSION?
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT
ABOUT WAS THE PICTURE OF THE
CONTROL CENTER.
CONTROL CENTER. THERE WERE ALL OF THESE
PROFESSIONALS WHO HAD LABORED
FOR WEEKS, MAYBE YEARS TO
ACHIEVE THIS FEAT AND A SENSE
OF COLLECTIVE AMERICAN PRIDE
AND ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT
SOMETHING WAS DONE THAT WAS
NOT EVEN ENVISIONED BEFORE.
IT WAS RADICAL.
THEN I THOUGHT WHERE ARE THE
WOMEN?
WOMEN?
WOMEN? WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE OF COLOR
IN THIS PICTURE?
>> YOU ARE THINKING THAT NOW
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PHOTO?
>> NOW BUT EVEN AS A CHILD
GROWING UP.
GROWING UP. IN OTHER INSTANCES, YOU ALWAYS
LOOK FOR YOUR SELF.
AND, ABSENCE MATTERS.
FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS LATER
AND I SAW HIDDEN FIGURES.
I AM LIKE THESE WOMEN WERE A
PART OF THAT SUCCESS.
I DON'T REMEMBER READING ABOUT
THAT IN HISTORY.
I DON'T REMEMBER LEARNING
ABOUT THAT IN THE SCHOOL.
WHY IS THAT?
WHAT I THINK ABOUT NOW 50
YEARS LATER IS A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. ONE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CELEBRATE AND REVEAL HIDDEN
FIGURES SO THAT KIDS KNOW THAT
THEY BELONG EVERYWHERE.
THE SECOND THING IS WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITY IS THERE FOR MORE
KIDS TO STUDY S.T.E.M.
AND MATH.
AND MATH.
AND MATH. WE BELIEVE DREAM BOX IS A VERY
IMPORTANT PART OF THAT.
THE THIRD THING IS TO HELP
THEM UNDERSTAND MEANING.
WHY IS S.T.E.M.
INTERESTING?
INTERESTING? HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE
CONNECTION TO HOW THEY WANT TO
LIVE THEIR LIVES.
HELP UNDERSTAND THE RELEVANCE
BETWEEN S.T.E.M.
BETWEEN S.T.E.M. AND WHAT KIDS ARE NATURALLY
INTERESTED IN.
INTERESTED IN. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN ART DOES NOT
MEAN THAT S.T.E.M.
IS IRRELEVANT.
IS IRRELEVANT. OUR WORLD IS INCREASINGLY
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN.
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN. IT IS INFORMATION DRIVEN.
IT IS A LIFE SKILL NOW TO HAVE
BETTER ACCESS TO S.T.E.M.
>> YOU LOOK AT THAT PHOTO FROM
50 YEARS AGO WHEN YOU ASK
YOURSELF WHERE AM I IN THIS
PHOTO. WHAT YOU HOPE TO SEE IN
THE NEXT PHOTO?
>> I HOPE TO SEE A LOT MORE
WOMEN. I HOPE TO SEE A LOT
MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR.
I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF JOY FOR
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I THINK SOMETIMES WE ARE SO
FOCUSED ON DOING WELL FOR
OURSELVES BUT WHAT CAN WE DO
WITH THAT OPPORTUNITY,
PRIVILEGE, AND WEALTH TO MAKE
SURE THAT MORE OPPORTUNITY CAN
BE EXTENDED TO OTHERS THAT
MIGHT NOT HAVE IT?
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT
TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES
TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LIKE DREAM BOX LEARNING DON'T
ONLY BENEFIT THE PRIVILEGED.
IT IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> ONE OF THE BIG TAKEAWAYS I
TOOK FROM THAT INTERVIEW WAS
WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
ARTS OR CREATING MOVIES, SHE
ALWAYS SAYS WHAT ARE YOU
INTERESTED IN?
INTERESTED IN? AND THEN SHE ASKS IF YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND HOW
IT WORKS.
IT WORKS.
IT WORKS. THEN YOU GET