From what I've seen, this doesn't indicate that your kids are not capable of achieving it, but like almost ALL kids today, they have absolutely no interest in it.

When I was growing up, not only was I hanging around my Dad's shop, but I was always tinkering, fixing, dismantling, destroying or whatever. Kids just don't do that any more.

I work in a large plant with LOTS of sophisticated automation. It is REALLY difficult to find electricians and mechanical maintenance people. We've had lots of discussion about this and we have come to the conclusion that the explanation above is why that is.

I may be WAY off base with this theory, because it is at least partially based on anecdotal evidence, but I think it's true.

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