Automation Workz illustrates where real School Reform begins

DETROIT - Jan. 20, 2016 - PRLog -- Uplift, Inc. created Automation Workz, a live competitive scavenger hunt where families solve challenging missions,   to expose them to the enormity of the computer software industry and its impact on every facet of our economy, including the Automotive industry.  Automation Workz, powered by a mobile app, will occur 1/23/2016 1-5pm at the North American International Auto Show. With the generous support of our sponsors, Automation Workz provides hands-on iSTEAM (invention, Science, Technology, Engineering, Artistic Design and Mathematics) activities, auto show tickets, and Cobo Hall shuttle service FREE of charge to parents and teens ages 13-19.

"Parents are an untapped resource for promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) motivation and the results of our study demonstrate that a modest intervention aimed at parents can produce significant changes in their children's academic choices.” (JM Harackiewicz, 2012) When parents encouraged students in Science Technology Engineering, and Mathematics, 40%of those children matriculated in those subjects in college compared to the 8%who did not receive such encouragement. This data was reported in Longitudinal Study of American Youth where 4000 Generation Xers were followed 1987-2012.

Schools are a collection of families- parents and students- their good habits, their bad habits, their values and home training that meets qualified educational leaders. Parents and school leaders are the Kings and Queens of the Education regime. The desire to transform the Detroit educational landscape begins at home with parents followed by innovative caring tech savvy school leaders.

"Yesterday, I visited a school to market Automation Workz. I was horrified to see that both school leaders and parents have abdicated their thrones to children, who do not understand the value nor power of education in this technological world."

School leaders have the responsibility to create a peaceful cutting-edge culture to meet corporate demands for skilled employees. Teachers are overwhelmed dealing with chaos daily. They are drained from wrestling mentally and physically with out-of-control students. Teachers feel they deserve every dollar of salary to endure such conditions.

Parents have a responsibility to ensure students become productive adults to secure job opportunities in today’s and tomorrow’s automated world. Education takes 24 hours a day 7 days a week to ensure students have the ability to compete with their foreign counterparts. Every waking moment must be spent in the learning process, both formal and informal.

Automation Workz attempts to refocus our community where technology education begins. Reserve your spot and tickets at https://www.upliftinc.org/automationworkz.aspx See you Saturday 1/23/2016 1-5pm at Cobo Hall Room 140A.