Most young men have learned empirical engineering by the time they reach engineering school.
Tree huts, rope swings, fires, fire crackers, shooting, baseballs, footballs, running, jumping, climbing, destruction of what not, hammers, nails, pliers, bicycles, fist fights, wrestling, swimming, diving, fishing, rowing, canoeing, model building, model destruction, wood blocks, chemistry sets, go-carts, minibikes, tinker toys, Lego's, puppy dog tails — are merely a few of the boyhood experiences that constitute the prerequisites to Engineering 101.
I'm sorry, but My Little Pony is not on the list.
Most young men who are going to go to engineering school
have learned empirical engineering by the time they reach engineering school. Sadly, some have not. And many, unfortunately, are women ... pushed into "STEM" (I loathe that term) ... in the name of "gender equity" or some such drivel.
I once worked with a PhD Electrical Engineer (male) who had never, in his life, at age 30, handled a soldering iron. WTF!?!?
Most young men who are going to go to engineering school
have learned empirical engineering by the time they reach engineering school. Sadly, some have not. And many, unfortunately, are women ... pushed into "STEM" (I loathe that term) ... in the name of "gender equity" or some such drivel.
I once worked with a PhD Electrical Engineer (male) who had never, in his life, at age 30, handled a soldering iron. WTF!?!?
Let us hope (hope is NOT a plan) that the first year doesn't ruin any fine young men who would otherwise have made fine young engineers.