Why I keep emphasize Engineer is not Technician

My background

I was raised by my single mother since the age of 14, and now I am 23 years old.

My parents are different, specifically My mother got post secondary education whereas my father didn’t. After experience that communicate with colleagues who are under educated, I can strong feel that cultural factors play more significant role to shape their personality.

Active Learning is crucial

That is the point I want to express, ACTIVE learning is crucial.

If one person keeps to live in homogeneous environment for decades, what he learnt is about culture, social norms and behaviors. In some cases it’s normal, but in some others could be dangerous even catastrophic.

Active learning ability comes from substantial understand on physical world, that is how engineers differ from technicians.

Forms of Active learning

Reading with purpose, problem solve and continuous learning.

In one sentence: obtain additional experience without culture norms.