tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865753641114328536.post7302293467457366405..comments2022-11-03T02:04:31.157-07:00Comments on ICEX 2011 - Malta: Reading Reaction #1: Billy McVickerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865753641114328536.post-28815742956645514312011-01-15T11:14:17.864-08:002011-01-15T11:14:17.864-08:00It is true that Britain had a very unique system o...It is true that Britain had a very unique system of engineering training. However, in the United States, similar practices take place. The idea of an “internship” often provides students or less-trained individuals to follow behind a trained professional in their work. Perhaps it is more often that the intern works with a group or a team to gain his/her experience, as opposed to a one-on-one apprenticeship, but the concept is the same. Most people, in my opinion, learn best by trying something out, or by “doing,” like the Cal Poly motto. No matter what country, background, or historical time someone lived in, I believe most people understood that experience was the best tool for learning. <br />The drawback to Great Britain’s situation was that the people of the time challenged technological improvements. Although many British engineers were thirsty for innovation, the craftsmen at the time felt threatened by the possibility of their craft being blasphemed by a mere machine. It is true that technology in Britain was staunched, but it I agree that is wasn’t from lack of knowledge or education. It was the resistance to technological growth by the traditional craftsmen and a few politicians that used their power to prevent rapid growth of technology.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267873662580661160noreply@blogger.com