This might come across as a very strange question but is it uncommon to find engineers who did not enjoy school or think highly of the schools that they attended? I have encountered numerous computing and IT types over the years who did not enjoy school or had bad experiences at school but very few electrical or mechanical engineers.
Major reforms to the curriculum are easier said than done.
Hmmm...as a parent of two recent school leavers, a school governor for 9 years, and a very active STEM Ambassador for 17 years I'd suggest that if there's one thing successive UK governments (of all colours) have proved over the last 20-30 years it's that major reforms to the curriculum - and, indeed, the whole role of schools - can be done year after year! I'd better not go further else I'll start getting political.
The state school system is continuously evolving, changing, and developing, so giving that development a nudge in any particular direction is always possible. Which many involved in STEM education support - including the IET - are very actively doing.
Thanks,
Andy
P.S. If you can teach engineers presentation and communication skills, and how to pass these on - which you definitely can - then it will also be possible to teach these to teachers. It's a case of seeing it as a problem and wanting to change it.
Major reforms to the curriculum are easier said than done.
Hmmm...as a parent of two recent school leavers, a school governor for 9 years, and a very active STEM Ambassador for 17 years I'd suggest that if there's one thing successive UK governments (of all colours) have proved over the last 20-30 years it's that major reforms to the curriculum - and, indeed, the whole role of schools - can be done year after year! I'd better not go further else I'll start getting political.
The state school system is continuously evolving, changing, and developing, so giving that development a nudge in any particular direction is always possible. Which many involved in STEM education support - including the IET - are very actively doing.
Thanks,
Andy
P.S. If you can teach engineers presentation and communication skills, and how to pass these on - which you definitely can - then it will also be possible to teach these to teachers. It's a case of seeing it as a problem and wanting to change it.
