{"id":2348,"date":"2014-01-06T13:50:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T21:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/NX-Design-Blog\/Do-toys-inspire-our-future-career-choice\/ba-p\/21189"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:25:56","slug":"do-toys-inspire-our-future-career-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/do-toys-inspire-our-future-career-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Do toys inspire our future career choice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Today I saw an article from Develop3D that asks: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.develop3d.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/lego-tops-designers-and-engineers-toy-lists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Do the toys we play with as children inspire our future career choice?<\/A>&#8221;&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>My answer is &#8220;Absolutely!&#8221; I know that as a child, I loved playing with my&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.lego.com\/en-US\/Bricks-More-ByTheme;jsessionid=Cr0NIStYurFZeFazSUNifw**.lego-ps-2-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Lego<\/A>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.meccano.com\/models-multimodels\/20_models_set_plastic_carry_case.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Meccano<\/A>&nbsp;kits.This inspired me to choose an engineering career.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>My son loved playing with his Lego blocks and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/instant-oatmeal.tumblr.com\/post\/431157986\/big-ball-factory-done\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Knex Big Ball factory<\/A>.He also chose engineering as his career.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><SPAN>&nbsp;<\/SPAN><\/P><br \/>\n<P>Today, many of us at Siemens share our love for these toys, by participating in a variety of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/STEM_fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">STEM<\/A> programs.Several Siemens PLM offices have STEM programs where employees go out to schools and teach elementary school children about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, using<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legoeducation.us\/eng\/product\/lego_education_wedo_robotics_construction_set\/2096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> Lego WeDo<\/A> kits.<\/P><br \/>\n<P><IMG src=\"https:\/\/siemensplm.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/3497iF9F94FF4A49301DC\/image-size\/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"stem2205.jpg\" title=\"stem2205.jpg\" align=\"center\" \/><\/P><br \/>\n<P>If you still haven&#8217;t selected your <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Year&#039;s_resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">new years resolution<\/A>, I urge you to call your local school and volunteer in their STEM program.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>Jerry<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I saw an article from Develop3D that asks: &#8220;Do the toys we play with as children inspire our future career choice?&#8221;&nbsp; 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