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Why Students Are Leaving Engineering

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the not-so-gentle-gardening dept.

Ted writes "A former engineering major has written an interesting article explaining why he thinks many smart students are not studying engineering anymore." Many business leaders have commented on the lack of engineers and several companies have even started initiatives to help bolster our diminishing ranks. Will these measures be enough, or does the system require much more drastic measures?

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  1. He's a Pu$$y by MarkPinTx · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As noted elsewhere, a true undergraduate experience is not spoon-feeding, it's learning how to learn. My engineering classes were just as described until upper division. Those that could hack it could hack any curriculum at any school anywhere. Those that couldn't, well . . . .

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    In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey . . .
  2. What a pussy! by g8oz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Don't forget your purse, Kern