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“Welcome to Engineering Basics,” she said, writing on the chalkboard (a chalkboard in the age of smart screens). “Open your laptops.”

On day ten, something shifted.

Ms. Velez held up the broken router with the paperclip antenna. “This was garbage,” she said. “Now it works. Not perfectly. Not forever. But well enough to start . You don’t need perfect conditions. You need one working outlet, a little curiosity, and a team that refuses to believe a room is cursed.” classroom66x

At the end of the semester, Ms. Velez gathered the class. She pointed to the flicker-free light, the stable Wi-Fi, the level desks, the power tree. “Welcome to Engineering Basics,” she said, writing on