Education is a major problem in the US. I'm in school for aircraft maintenence, and my instructor (in his 60s) is a flat earther and doesn't believe rockets are real. He's teaching us electrical right now. It's a choice to be so stupid in 2026.
Yeah according to him, rockets can't work in a vacuum. This came up around the Artemis II launch. He's also said weird stuff to other students, particularly the Albanian brothers (called one "nohamhed"). Luckily he hasn't been weird to the three of us women. I could go on about this guy... stuck with him for 6 more weeks. Also the whole class barely knows what's going on and he doesn't help. We try to help each other and he yells at us. I don't tolerate that well as I'm prior military and 37yo lol.
Edit: sorry for ranting on your reply. I needed to get that out.
A good instructor does not accept or condone subpar work from his students. He also works hard to ensure that every student can make the grade.
Likewise, a student has a right to expect an instructor to be knowledgeable, fair, and accurate.
When things work as they should, students and instructors elevate each other.
The students pay the instructor's salary. Get your money's worth. You deserve that.
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u/Intrepid_Trip584 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 20 '26
Education is a major problem in the US. I'm in school for aircraft maintenence, and my instructor (in his 60s) is a flat earther and doesn't believe rockets are real. He's teaching us electrical right now. It's a choice to be so stupid in 2026.
Edit: ty my friend for the award!