In The New Cool, Neal Bascomb manages to make even those who know little about ̜or are vaguely suspicious of ̜technology care passionately about a team of kids questing after a different kind of glory. In these kids ́heartaches and headaches ̜and yes, high-five triumphs -- we glimpse the path not just to a new way of educating our youth but of honoring the crucial skills a society needs to prosper.