But the humanities help them to have people skills? Nah.
Ditto on a decent report and writing skills. Get it down to one page with a recommendation first, problem statement next, support third and necessary appendices of supporting calculations and information.
I used to say that the work ethic can be managed... if you can’t get it you can’t stay. Oh for those days again. From time-to-time good firing with relative prejudice does wonders for attitudes of the remainder.
As for humanities, in one class my buddy and I forgot to attend since that was optional. Missed the tests but remembered the final, crammed and came out OK. I don’t think we had the proper attitude there either.
By the way, I have read most of the classics on my own and took a few learnings from them. Engineers have also been know to study history and some are pretty good musicians it being that math skills and music have some relationship.
No lie. As my friend Kevin used to say, "Ya kill a few chickens, and the monkeys get in line..."
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