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“‘We in America have accepted that science is just not for everybody. We send messages to students all the time that, “This is not really for you,”’ he said. ‘One of the reasons American (students) aren’t more excited about science is that adults themselves aren’t excited. Most (students) have been weeded out before they even get to college.’

Hrabowski said many people assume they’re not smart enough to study science or math. His response?

‘No. Your teacher wasn’t innovative enough.’”

Cool interview with the president of a very cool school. Olin first caught my eye back when I was applying to colleges, mainly because I thought their package/brochure was quirky/memorable/cool. But their concept of how to teach engineering and innovation hand-in-hand didn’t really make any sense to me at the time. Lately, though, the question of “how do you teach entrepreneurship/innovation/engineering?” and “how do you get kids interested and invested in engineering/innovation/entrepreneurship?” has seemed to be a recurring question in my recent conversations. It seems like Olin has certainly found one way to answer at least one of these challenges.