It is saddening, especially when the reality is that any engineering problem that needs to be addressed has cultural, sociological, economic, and ethical – to name just a few! – concerns that need to be considered and factored into the problem resolution process. It most certainly is not all about the calculations. The whole misplaced “superiority complex” that seems to be pervasive, at least in my environment, also irks me no end. I am truly grateful that I was given an opportunity to come here and see how things can be different. I mean, based on conversations with other engineers here, things are not necessarily perfect yet, but at least there are people and institutions that are making an effort to put forth change – such as VT’s programs like you mentioned. Thanks Brett!
Month: April 2017
Comment on Overwhelmed… by Brett Netto
“It also does not help that some of our engineering instructors perpetuate the notion that engineering courses are more important to their degree than their non-engineering courses.”
This statement saddens me as someone who was once a STEM major and eventually decided to be a liberal arts major. I agree with your post that there needs to be a better integration of the liberal arts and humanities into other disciplines. I think this is why Virginia Tech has developed the Pathways to General Education program and the minors that are associated with it. http://www.pathways.prov.vt.edu/
Comment on FAST IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING by Lindsey
Really Great list and I find useful information about how WordPress helps to build the big brands on the internet. Before reading this article I’m not aware of using WordPress CMS for big enterprises. But now I will recommend to my big enterprise clients.
Comment on FAST IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING by Lindsey
Really Great list and I find useful information about how WordPress helps to build the big brands on the internet. Before reading this article I’m not aware of using WordPress CMS for big enterprises. But now I will recommend to my big enterprise clients.
Comment on Teaching for the 21st Century by Nada Berrada
Keep asking yourself this question, the fact that you are is already a great start …
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Comment on Teaching for the 21st Century by Nada Berrada
Keep asking yourself this question, the fact that you are is already a great start …
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Comment on The Hunger for Humanities in Today’s World by Nada Berrada
In an article in The Atlantic, Leon Wieseltier is quoted advancing “The purpose of the humanities is not primarily utilitarian, it is not primarily to get a job … The purpose of the humanities is to cultivate the individual, cultivate the citizen.” Humanities can help people become informed citizens and cultivate our inner being.
I loved your Blog and it’s never too late to start expanding your interest in disciplines that interests you in Humanities!
Comment on The Welder and the Philosopher by Mary Norris
Just want to point out that physics majors excel in all three parts of the GRE. What do physics and philosophy have in common, I wonder?
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Comment on The Welder and the Philosopher by ktsoukalas
Robots are excellent welders!
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Comment on Destination Unknown? by Kyriakos Tsoukalas
“‘1. We must help our students uncover, examine, and debunk the myth that institutions are external to and constrain us, as if they possessed powers that render us helpless – an assumption that is largely unconscious and wholly untrue.'” Until you get fired that is maybe.
