Y’know, that was the section I was least confident in. I think I’m updating my assertion to something like “will have logged an initial 20 hours, enough to understand the territory and not feel identity-blocked from moving forward if desired.”
I suspect you’re looking at at least 100 hours to even begin to be competent to do informal contract work in any of those fields, and properly more like 1000+ hours’ training. Some of them require certification, as well.
Those numbers sound like reasonable estimates and goals. Having taught classes at TechShop, that first handful of hours is important. 20 hours of welding instruction ought to be enough that you know whether you like it and can build some useful things, but probably not enough to get even an intro-level job. It should give you a clue as to whether signing up for a community college class is a good idea or not.
Also I’m really confused by your inclusion of EE in that list; I’d have put it on the other one.
I was assuming “fundamentals of” didn’t imply getting the skill to the point that one actually would be employable with it, just that one would get enough of the basics to do the skill and continue to practice it. That level seems eminently achievable. The greater level does seem challenging.
Yeah. It’s something like, conclusive proof that one is not falling into traps of fixed mindset? And also it’s a productive sort of comfort-zone exploration, where intellectual nerdy nerds like myself are getting their hands literally dirty in a way that’s likely to be healthy and rounding.
Personally I think having some people living in a house who know how to improve and maintain it is a good way to avoid many of the potential longterm problems of living in what’s likely to be a century old building.
Y’know, that was the section I was least confident in. I think I’m updating my assertion to something like “will have logged an initial 20 hours, enough to understand the territory and not feel identity-blocked from moving forward if desired.”
I suspect you’re looking at at least 100 hours to even begin to be competent to do informal contract work in any of those fields, and properly more like 1000+ hours’ training. Some of them require certification, as well.
Those numbers sound like reasonable estimates and goals. Having taught classes at TechShop, that first handful of hours is important. 20 hours of welding instruction ought to be enough that you know whether you like it and can build some useful things, but probably not enough to get even an intro-level job. It should give you a clue as to whether signing up for a community college class is a good idea or not.
Also I’m really confused by your inclusion of EE in that list; I’d have put it on the other one.
I was assuming “fundamentals of” didn’t imply getting the skill to the point that one actually would be employable with it, just that one would get enough of the basics to do the skill and continue to practice it. That level seems eminently achievable. The greater level does seem challenging.
Can you share why you consider this to be a goal important enough to put into the list?
Yeah. It’s something like, conclusive proof that one is not falling into traps of fixed mindset? And also it’s a productive sort of comfort-zone exploration, where intellectual nerdy nerds like myself are getting their hands literally dirty in a way that’s likely to be healthy and rounding.
Personally I think having some people living in a house who know how to improve and maintain it is a good way to avoid many of the potential longterm problems of living in what’s likely to be a century old building.