[alexk307]

Do you need to be a prodigy to wire up sensors and controllers? More pressure to learn how modern technology works? That should be a great thing.

This exactly is the issue: not all kids are geniuses and not all kids are morons, but you'll NEVER know if you treat them like you think they deserve to be treated. If you believe that kids can't understand complex things, they of course won't because you won't explain it to them.

[wizzwizz4]

There's a difference between allowing people to learn what they're interested in, and forcing them to cram for standardised tests. The first one is the best thing that ever happened to me, and the second is among the worst. (I was the one forcing myself, but the point still applies.)