[AT] Agricultural Equipment Diagnostic Technicians

[Jim Becker]

I have a BA in Mathematics and I did OK.  At least half the things I worked 
with didn't exist when I was in school.  A good 4 year degree helps you be 
flexible and be prepared for a lifetime of learning.

The half life of a troubleshooting procedure is maybe 5 years.  If you don't 
start using tech school training almost immediately, you'll find the only 
part still applicable is lefty loosey, righty tighty.

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: James Peck
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 10:14 PM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [AT] Agricultural Equipment Diagnostic Technicians

I have an in-law that spent 6 years in the Navy and got sent to an A level 
school and trained as an Electronic Technician. After he got out of the Navy 
he got a BS degree in Mathematics using the Gi bill. After graduating from 
the Math program he was dissatisfied with the jobs being or not being 
offered to him and returned to study Electrical Engineering. Probably he 
could have used his Electronic Technician training to get a related job and 
then use his Math degree to get into an engineering level job at that same 
employer.

People choose academic programs with no idea that they will like the career 
or be good at it. Even worse, they choose programs for which there is NO 
career or is overfilled.

[John Hall] Interesting comments on trades vs 4 year schools. My son just 
began college, Math major. He has book sense way more than most--gifted in 
brains and the desire to learn on a higher level. On the other hand, he 
can't change the oil in his truck without my assistance. I tried very hard 
to teach him the basics of farming and mechanic work, but thats just not how 
his mind works. For folks like that, 4 year degrees are where its at. 
Myself, I didn't have the brains or the desire to go to 4 years of school, 
so I went to community college and have spent the last 30 years in a machine 
shop.

Schooling should match the student, that is my families take on the 
situation.

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