Will 3D Printers In Schools Inspire A Third Industrial Revolution?

That's a good question. Public school is mostly concerned with preparing students to accept and perform in hierarchical, authoritarian based employment situations. What happens when young people realize that they can ACTUALLY make their future?

We might find out. MakerBot has decided that they want to see a 3D printer in every school in America. If this happens, a whole lot of students are going to be able to pull away the veil that conceals the mystery of industrial processes.

As MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis said when announcing this endeavour, ""It can change the whole paradigm of how our children will see innovation and manufacturing in America,"

Here are links to my sources, Motherboard and Marketwatch if you want more on this.