tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post5278842650164174980..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: One small answer to the engineering gap?Catherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-89888089985299975432008-10-27T15:17:00.000-07:002008-10-27T15:17:00.000-07:00Or they might all go to law school :-)The real mat...<I>Or they might all go to law school :-)</I><BR/><BR/>The real math people will go to Google.....Ben Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023097289417830674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-50931240853331344542008-10-27T06:01:00.000-07:002008-10-27T06:01:00.000-07:00Or they might all go to law school :-)That reminds...<I>Or they might all go to law school :-)</I><BR/><BR/>That reminds me of this classic 'Simpsons' exchange:<BR/><BR/>JIMBO: I believed in you, man. Now, I don't believe in nothing no more. I'm going to law school!<BR/><BR/>HOMER: NOOOOOOOOO!!!Independent Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559237565237736636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-70119473310545914672008-10-26T21:17:00.000-07:002008-10-26T21:17:00.000-07:00"the current collapse of i-banking might return th..."<I>the current collapse of i-banking might return the best and brightest in math and physics to those fields...</I>"<BR/><BR/>Or they might all go to law school :-)<BR/><BR/>-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-33151913664467323552008-10-26T19:53:00.000-07:002008-10-26T19:53:00.000-07:00why is it bad that experienced people retire? expe...why is it bad that experienced people retire? experienced ones always retire eventually, and the inexperienced don't yet. somehow they become experienced.<BR/><BR/>so what if americans aren't the replacement engineers--what's the issue? Indian, Korean, Japanese, Singaporean engineers won't do?<BR/><BR/>AFRL has a different problem: Dayton, OH. Those who have skills don't necessarily want to be there and have other private sector opportunities that pay better. <BR/><BR/>The national security issue is more generally real, especially at the national labs, but they've lost their mission and willingness to adhere to it decades ago. almost no one in the USA, not even the Air Force (who awarded their future tanker to EADS) believes you can restrict sensitive data and assets to the US and its citizens. the academics simply do not care and aren't interested, and truthfully, haven't ever been except once in history. so game over on that front too.<BR/><BR/>the supposed waves of retirement of professors in the hard sciences and engineering were previously touted as a Good thing as they'd make room for young folks, especially women and minoroties to move in. funny how instead they all got replaced by adjuncts. <BR/><BR/>the only thing wrong with the fall off in eng degrees is that it MIGHT be because the students don't have the skills to complete the degree. but we can't prove that. it could be because they think they'll be paid more elsewhere. <BR/><BR/>the current collapse of i-banking might return the best and brightest in math and physics to those fields...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-14260837472192670782008-10-26T17:39:00.000-07:002008-10-26T17:39:00.000-07:00"The population of experienced engineers is aging...."<I>The population of experienced engineers is aging...</I>"<BR/><BR/>I will point out that the population as a whole is aging, too. If the experienced engineer population *wasn't* aging, that would be news.<BR/><BR/>-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com