Valuing in Gee's "Discourse"

   Gee's fourth aspect of "Discourse" is valuing which for mechanical engineers is very important. Every  engineer is different for the most part when it comes to what they value but all mechanical engineers have some values that they all share and are very important to them as mechanical engineers. Some of the values that mechanical engineers share include: what their companies expect from them, the engineering ethical code, and various other things like their families and work ethic. Mechanical engineers also value their knowledge and greatly value the support of others when they are doing something that no one has ever seen before.

    In my personal opinion I believe that valuing is one of the most important aspects of Gee's "Discourse" because they are the foundation of any discourse. If one does not value a discourse they cannot possibly be considered a member of it as Gee explains because in order to be a full member one must have all of these traits.

   I personally have learned to value our engineering ethical code because I know that if I plan on becoming a member of this prestigious discourse in the near future I must discipline myself and value the things that my fellow mechanical engineers do.
(link to the engineering ethical code http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html)