tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813716076423526248.post8164288783205269447..comments2009-10-06T08:30:03.142-05:00Comments on History and Philosophy of Engineering Education: A story - remembering my first experiences in educationalicepawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722642544674784808noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6813716076423526248.post-44206398160657043182009-09-21T22:57:46.598-05:002009-09-21T22:57:46.598-05:00I entirely agree with Robin here. There are many t...I entirely agree with Robin here. There are many times when I really do feel: "my gosh! There's -so- much reading...I'm not exactly sure where I'm heading, but I'm heading somewhere...and how do I even begin to assimilate all this information that's being thrown at me?" I've been going through this a lot this past week especially, as I try and play catch up with academics and work and life - doing one thing, just causes a backlog elsewhere.<br /><br />On the flip side, I love it. I love the discussions, I love the opinions people have, I love that here and there when something interesting comes to my mind, I get to speak out right then and there. All I have to do is to keep the thought intact until it's my turn. <br /><br />Coming from an Indian education system, where discussion is as good as nil, I was thrown into the US undergrad system. There was certainly more discussion than Indian classrooms, but still less. And then I took this lovely English class - which truly brought together about 12 of us, sitting in a semicircle with the prof in the center guiding our discussions. The first two-three classes were hard - reading, being uptospeed on the readings along with 4 other engineering classes. But then, you slowly get the hang of things: how to just glance through some pages and get an idea, where to really in-depth etc. It was a truly fascinating experience, and one that I really enjoyed. My constant personal interactions with the professor truly helped improve my written english (which was extremely inferior before that class). That was one transition that I don't think I will ever forget. And since then, being involved in groups outside of academics, discussing opinions, scheduling meetings - each has molded a different side of the engineering me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444438628564823299noreply@blogger.com