Sithok: Science in the Hands of Kids Charlie W. Shedd meant much more than

meant much more than

and the ways the American frontier transformed the strangers who came to it

and scapegoated by the townsfolk

--from Blood and Lead

Sithok: Science in the Hands of Kids Charlie W. Shedd meant much more thanJohn McConnell was visiting elementary school classrooms to teach science when he came upon a shy third grade boy who did not want to go to school. Ryan wanted to stay home and build robots. That sparked McConnell's interest, and he discovered Ryan had an intensity for electronics uncommon for his age. The boy already had great building skills and was doing circuit drawings. The author's curiosity led him to mentor Ryan an arrangement that lasted well