Career Tech Talk, August 2009
Posted in Career Tech Talk 2009 by careertechtalk on August 14th, 2009 Interview with Matthew Crawford, a philosopher and motorcycle mechanic and author of Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work, available from the ACTE Book Store. Crawford makes the case for the intellectual challenges inherent in working with your hands. He also discusses the value of apprenticeships and the future of the skilled trades in America. (To skip the intro and get straight to the interview, move the gray bar on the player ahead to 0:52.)
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This guy has the right idea - we should celebrate the trades as career areas were investigation and thinking on your feet are essential.
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