tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post6141333473779731516..comments2024-02-01T04:43:26.273-06:00Comments on NEWS ANCHOR MOM: child health, child safety, toxic toys, autism, etc. for busy moms: Your daughter the engineerJen Christensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528551519602313049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-88392662232930265602008-07-31T13:32:00.000-05:002008-07-31T13:32:00.000-05:00One of the many reasons I loved majoring in broadc...One of the many reasons I loved majoring in broadcast journalism at the U of I was that the math requirement was "0 to 3" hours. LOL! My last math class was Junior year of high school but I do have a Bachelor's Degree!<BR/><BR/>That said, many of the sorority women I advise are engineering, science, and business majors. Our President currently has a 4.0 cumulative in Business. Another girl who just graduated with a degree in Physics is going on to graduate school at Cornell. I think it's becoming a lot more common for women to study these things - but more importantly, I think women today go and study what they want to and never think about what they "should" do, because to them it's the same thing. And more of them want to go into these fields.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014134561927342414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-57644358519239322092008-07-30T21:05:00.000-05:002008-07-30T21:05:00.000-05:00The Wall Street Journal says boys still outperform...The Wall Street Journal says boys still outperform girls. It is a different take on this study. Thanks for letting me know Maria!<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121691806472381521.htmlJen Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528551519602313049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-29551795826805588892008-07-30T17:16:00.000-05:002008-07-30T17:16:00.000-05:00My bestest friend in the whole world is a female e...My bestest friend in the whole world is a female engineer. And quite successful at that too!<BR/><BR/>As a female geologist in the environmental consulting industry, I worked with so many engineers that I was a bit of a "pseudo-engineer". Actually, it was a tad frustrating when job-hunting, because so many companies had it in their head that they needed someone with an engineering degree to do my job.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, got off on a tangent there.<BR/><BR/>Husband IS an engineer... so it'll be interesting to see where Daughter's aptitude lies.SallyNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457195241429331445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-37244233239741072782008-07-27T22:48:00.000-05:002008-07-27T22:48:00.000-05:00I am so thrilled with this great information from ...I am so thrilled with this great information from readers! It is very interesting to see what's going on with engineering right now. What a great perspective from anon#2. I have no idea what being an engineer at CAT entails. If you have time, please share. It sounds interesting! It sounds like a good T.V. interview too! We could follow you and a student.Jen Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528551519602313049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-48973287030695172142008-07-27T22:29:00.000-05:002008-07-27T22:29:00.000-05:00I am a female engineer from the Dunlap area. I've...I am a female engineer from the Dunlap area. I've been with CAT 28+ years. There were fewer female engineers when I started and we weren't always treated very well. Now, the times have changed and we are "mostly" treated as equals. There are quite a few young female engineers at work. Contact SWE - Society of Women Engineers for your daughters to find out what it is like being an engineer. I love it. The Dunlap schools arrange for job shadowing when the kids are Juniors. Take advantage of that program to see what a typical day as an engineer entails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-90469369961454231732008-07-27T15:37:00.000-05:002008-07-27T15:37:00.000-05:00My daughter is going to be a 6th grader at Dunlap ...My daughter is going to be a 6th grader at Dunlap Valley Middle School and her favorite subjects happen to be math and science. I think the teachers in Dunlap do a great job with hands on science. I don't remember getting to do as many experiments as she did in 5th grade. I think the way they are teaching both math and science makes it much more interesting than when I took it. My husband is an engineer for CAT but my daughter wants to be a VET. I think girls doing better in math is a wonderful thing. I feel we have great teachers to thank for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609697803613641438.post-24794344892842558982008-07-27T15:01:00.000-05:002008-07-27T15:01:00.000-05:00Math was (and is) always easy for me, but I was mo...Math was (and is) always easy for me, but I was more interested in socio-economic and environmental "stuff," so once in college, I didn't take much math, but I did take a lot of science. Oh and Calculus...as an elective. LOL! And I do work for the Corps of Engineers, so I have had to learn a lot about engineering for my job, and I wouldn't encourage or discourage it in my child. Yes, I have a boy, but even with a girl. I'd encourage her to do what she is interested in-- whether or not it fits the stereotypes.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783085707283000645noreply@blogger.com