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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]When you say he is mechanically inclined, that doesn't necessarily mean "be an engineer" [/b]-- there are people who work with their hands more than engineers do.  My brother is very mechanically inclined... but not academically inclined.  He is a tool and dye maker.  The mech engineer designs the factory machine, then my brother actually MAKES the machine that the factory worker uses to manufacture widgets.  Of course, auto mechanics who are good are worth their weight in gold.  (My brother always had about 5 cars in various state of disrepair on our farm.)

It does sound like your child is pretty academically sound, even if not for this area.  Question.... how are his math grades?  That would be important to knowing if he is really on the right track for engineering... or maybe something more design/manufacturing focused.[/quote]

This is very true. I am an engineer (ME actually) but not very mechanically inclined. Being able to put the bolts/nuts together is very different than being able to understand engineering principles/math/physics.  [/quote]

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