Subj : Re: shop class
To   : Gryphon
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Tue May 06 2025 09:08:03

-=> Gryphon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 Gr> When I was in HS, shop class was about as dated as computer
 Gr> programming. I mean, I could learn to fix brakes or clean a carburetor
 Gr> in shop class, but what good is that skill now? I learned COBOL and
 Gr> FORTRAN in HS. YOU of all people know how dated that skill is now.

You're learning the basics of mechanics and structured programming.
While COBOL jobs only seem to come up in the public sector or on flag
days like Y2K, you're still learning how to think like a computer.

I wonder how autoshop would go nowadays, if they even teach it any more.
I'd like to teach kids how to read and OBD reader and decipher the
causes of error codes, learn about maintenance schedules, basic
maintenance... The days of rebuilding the top end of a Chevy V-8 in your
off-hours are probably long gone.


 
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