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Originally Posted by DarkFlame145
I went to school to learn how to be a Professional Ford Auto Tech (fancy name for a educated mechanic who has Ford training) and i was a little offended. We need people doing jobs like fixing your cars, or fixing your plumbing, or building that bridge or house or whatever. I would most likely kill myself if I had a desk job staring at a computer, I do that enough at home. I'm not a smart person, but give me a car and some parts and I will make it go fast.............. or blow up they are both fine results to me. Not everyone can be an engineer making $100,000 a year.
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You are absolutely correct though, not everyone can be an engineer. Not everyone wants to be one either. I have a friend who, pardon the expression, is dumb as a brick when it comes to engineering but if you put an engine in front of him he knows exactly how it works and how to make it work better. He is passionate about cars and fixing them.
Perhaps the phrasing Dean should have used: "No one wants to do a job they are not passionate about." I know everyday I go to work dreading it, I am not passionate about what I do and I hate it. Perhaps FIRST shouldn't be encouraging STEM but should instead be encouraging passion while exposing students to new opportunities.