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Frank Boettcher

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On 2 Feb 2006 08:03:47 -0800, wrote:

Part of the problem is the way math and science is taught as if they
were obscure theoretical subjects with little application to real life
and this is because most teachers do not understand the subjects. This
is even the case in college where the profs are great at theory but
have no understanding of how it all applies in real life.

That's true but I think it is getting better. I was approached by a
professor who taught metalurgy of casting and joining to come to his
class and present a case study. Anything that I wanted that was real
world and practical. My case study was on the difficulty in
maintaining the appropriate post machining flatness with cast iron saw
tables. I presented the process from the foundry to the consumer and
let them determine what they would do to improve the process. The
students took to it with great enthusiasm. Although I provided them
with a video of the process, some came to the factory to observe. The
professor says he does that a lot and so do others in the Engineering
Department.

I can't remember anything like that happening when I was in school.

Now, if we could only keep the jobs for these students in this
country!

Frank

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