I just thought this was a brilliant and very thought provoking post: A good
professor (or any sort of teacher) can do so much by simply asking the class
the right questions.

I would love to hear some answers (other than the obvious) to that second
question...

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>  Steven Levitan
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> When I teach my graduate seminar in computer engineering, I =

> often start with the question "What are the 10 most important =

> engineering problems today?"
> This question never fails to wake up the class, and with some =

> prompting and discussion, several topics tend to emerge: =

> world hunger, clean air and water, infrastructure for =

> developing countries, global warming, eradicating diseases. =

> Most of us would agree that tackling these problems is important.
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> The next question is harder: "Why aren't you working on one of these?"


...The more I think about it, the more I am concerned that the answer may be
"Because the answer isn't in engineering." Concerned because I've spent my
life as one sort of engineer / technician or another. I wonder if gardening
wouldn't have been a better choice.

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