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Engineers who did not enjoy school - are they rare?

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.
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  • Andy Millar:

    but making videos is most definitely on the curriculum at most I've worked with.




    I am aware that video production and editing have crept into schools in the past 10 or so years but it was almost nonexistent in the 1990s and early 2000s. Even school plays etc. were filmed back then using cameramen rather than kids.


    There's a lot more flexibility in primary schools to introduce new concepts rather than secondary schools due to the compartmentalised teaching and a curriculum driven by the exam boards. Video production and editing only really fits into drama so if anybody wants to create videos in geography or science classes then I can still see bewilderment from more traditional minded teachers. 


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  • Andy Millar:

    but making videos is most definitely on the curriculum at most I've worked with.




    I am aware that video production and editing have crept into schools in the past 10 or so years but it was almost nonexistent in the 1990s and early 2000s. Even school plays etc. were filmed back then using cameramen rather than kids.


    There's a lot more flexibility in primary schools to introduce new concepts rather than secondary schools due to the compartmentalised teaching and a curriculum driven by the exam boards. Video production and editing only really fits into drama so if anybody wants to create videos in geography or science classes then I can still see bewilderment from more traditional minded teachers. 


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