This week we are going to have an interesting dialogue on Silicon Valley
tycoons, and how to become or raise a technology generalist. An engineer
and an educator , also Two thoughtful and caring fathers, will lead the
conversation. Everyone is welcome to join them, and discuss over questions
like below:
* What is a technology generalist? What characteristics do we usually
see in
such a person?
* Are those characteristics innate? Can they be cultivated?
* What can we learn from Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates?
* Why could these tech generalists establish themselves in their
twenties , while most entrepreneurs launched their first startups in their
middle age[1]?
* What could be missed in our family and school education to foster
technology generalists?
* What can we do to make up the missing part, and help ourselves
and/or our kids become a generalist?
About the Guest Speakers
Frank Wang is a professional engineer in Ontario who has worked in areas
of robotics & automation, aerospace engineering, and nuclear engineering.
He obtained his Master’s degree in Engineering Mechanics from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Toronto. He runs a book club for parents who care for personal growth, and advocates for hands-on science and technology activities for youth. A
husband and a father of three kids in Toronto, Frank sees different talents
in each and every child, and accompanies them to do things to their
interest. He himself enjoys writing poems and essays, among other hobbies.
His 16-year-old daughter, Christina Wang, is one of the lecturers at our
club this year (see http://www.eawlc.org/becoming-
Yingfeng Zhang was the guest speaker of our first and second lectures,
bringing us fascinating stories about astronomy and geometry. He founded
QHOW Technology in Toronto, an educational institute advocating for
generalist education in science and technology. He has a Master’s degree in
Software Engineering from Shandong University, China, and has been working as a science and technology educator and consultant for over a decade. He is an Honourable Contributor (2015) on Zhihu, the Chinese equivalent of Quora. He has written more than 100 answers in the fields of education, mathematics, science, and history. Yingfeng has around 170K followers on Zhihu, and his articles were saved by readers for more than 400K times. He lives in North York with his wife and daughter. The very idea of starting his educational institute came from his experiment of teaching coding to his 10-year-old girl and her friends. See
http://www.eawlc.org/eawlc-zoo
We can’t wait to hear the insights of the two guest speakers, and join
their conversations! Everyone is welcome to bring his or her own thoughts
and add to the thought-provoking discussion!
Time: Friday July 17, 2020 8:00-9:30 P.M. Eastern Time
Language: Mandarin
Free online Zoom meeting. Maximum capacity 100 participants. Meetings
will be open 15 minutes prior to the lecture time. Please click below link
to enter:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8713
Meeting ID: 871 3466 4583
For inquiries, please contact: ericliujt@gmail.com
<mailto:ericliujt@gmail.com> . Thanks!
[1] Attention, Millennials: The Average Entrepreneur Is This Old When They
Launch Their First Startup, MELANIE CURTIN, Inc.com <http://inc.com/> , MAY
17, 2018:
https://www.inc.com/melanie-cu
ur-is-this-old-when-they-found
to%20studies%20out%20of,startu
学东西俱乐部“趣味知识漫谈”系列讲座：一场关于科技通才教育的
欢迎大家来学东西俱乐部参与一场有趣的对话！两位阅读广泛、见解
1.什么是科技通才？科技通才有什么特点？
2.科技通才是天生的还是可以培养的？
3.从乔布斯，马斯克，盖茨身上我们可以学到什么？
4. 多数人是青年就业、中年创业，但为什么科技通才是在青年时代创业 ？[1]
5.现行的家庭教育和学校教育可以胜任科技通才的培养吗？还是有
6.作为家长,我们可能需要做些什么？
嘉宾简介
Frank Wang,安省专业工程师,先后在机器人自动化、航天工程、核能
育有三个子女，现居多伦多。Frank根据每个孩子的兴趣和特长
及青少年科技活动。他也喜欢写作，创作的短诗、散文和教育随笔均
张英锋是“趣味知识漫谈”系列公益讲座的第一位主讲人，带来了令
非常期待两位嘉宾的交流激发出我们的思想火花，也期待您带来自己
时间： 2020年7月17号周五晚上8:00到9:30。(加东时间)
使用語言：中文普通話
免费公益Zoom视频讲座，限额100人。会议厅将在讲座开始前
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8713
Meeting ID: 871 3466 4583
如有问题需查询，请致电： ericliujt@gmail.com <mailto:ericliujt@gmail.com> .谢谢！