Looking for some inspiration

摘要

We can all remember the teacher(s) who inspired us or - in the case of my Latin teacher - failed to. Research tells us that students look to teachers for advice about their future careers and that teachers believe it is part of their role to deliver that advice, with the majority of them basing their advice on their own knowledge and experience. Yet the likelihood of many teachers having first-hand experience or knowledge of modern engineering is slim and, more worryingly, one in five science, design and technology and maths teachers we surveyed say they believe a career in engineering is undesirable for their students.