Team Repair Breaks Things to Teach People How to Fix Them

Team Repair, per Hackaday, has designed an unconventional education model: they intentionally break gadgets and send them to subscribers to repair. Their 'Fixers Club' subscription targets kids eight to fourteen, delivering a damaged device every three months. After each repair, the gadget cycles back to be intentionally broken again, then sent to the next fixer. Most people avoid repairs because they lack confidence, but completing one repair successfully delivers a significant confidence boost. The company also offers a waitlisted smartphone repair kit for adults and operates classroom programs in the UK for groups wanting to learn the skill.

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