6 Questions
In the past, people fixed many of the machines they owned. They repaired televisions, radios, or even their ______.
cars
When doing this, skills, “how-to” knowledge, and a love of fixing things passed from parent to ______.
child
Many everyday objects are now too complicated for most owners to ______.
repair
Children are losing what Griffith calls a “culture of innovation and ______.”
repair
Griffith invented an inexpensive system for making eyeglasses and a giant, 3,000-square-foot kite that can produce ______.
electricity
Griffith and some colleagues created Howtoons to pass this idea on to today’s ______.
kids
Explore the shift from DIY machine repair to complex modern objects, and its impact on skills and knowledge transfer within families. Delve into the reasons behind this change and its implications for contemporary society.
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