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An interesting discussion is developing in the Boothbay Register about a letter titled School Options in the February 9 issue submitted by Rob Cronk, who teaches Industrial Design at the Wiscasset High School and lives on Southport Island.

My Dad studied Industrial Design at Pratt Institute which has much to do with the mission of Andersen Design, established on Southport Islan in 1952 and always teaching STEAM skills on the job, as I frequently write about in this newsletter,

Industrial Design, Now and Then: The Andersen Design Journey

You can’t include links in Boothbay Register Comments so I am reposting my comment here with all the links.

Mr. Cronk’s follow-up letter begins like so:

School Option #5

Mon, 02/24/2025 - 2:49pm

Dear Editor:

Several folks have emailed and asked about Option #5. This is in reference to an editorial commentary I made last week, i…