Dec
19
2011
The Mind And The Body Go Together
Posted by Jack Rivett in Tech, tags: aircraft, aircraft mechanic job description, aircraft mechanic schools, aircraft mechanic training, career, maintenance, Tech, technology, transportationThe 2009 book “Shop Class as Soulcraft”, by Matthew Crawford, is a revealing investigation of the value of manual work. Mr. Crawford’s book investigates the demeaning of the value of skilled labor over the past several decades - the experience of making and fixing things with one’s hands. There is an innate value to work performed in the trade industries, and Mr. Crawford’s book investigates the redeeming aspects of this type of work. Mr. Crawford hopes to restore the honor of the manual trades and uplift this activity as a worthwhile life purpose.

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