Technical Drawing - Alive or Dead? The case for technical graphics

Abstract

I have set out to take a very critical look at Technical Drawing in schools, and agreement or disagreement with my views is not so important as that they should generate discussions and debate. There is no doubt that the subject has stagnated for several decades, and little doubt that many teachers are unhappy (to put it mildly) with the present state of it. I have developed a particular point of view over a period of years, spent as an engineering craftsman and a teacher of the subject at all levels, and this view is the basis for this article. I would ask readers to remember that these are not necessarily the views of either my headmaster or my colleagues in the school's Design Department.