Comments on: Looking Back on Four and a Half Years of Education http://www.jrrzz.net/2010/02/09/the-most-awful-thing-you-can-do-with-your-life/ That's mister jrrzz to you Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ISoS/Adam http://www.jrrzz.net/2010/02/09/the-most-awful-thing-you-can-do-with-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-459 ISoS/Adam Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:29 +0000 http://www.jrrzz.net/?p=407#comment-459 This sounds very similar to what I face in the U.S. system. The beaurocratic bullshit is probably the worst and detracts the most from my education. The part that really blows my mind about my education system is how they have students spend their time in school. For example, a four year degree is equivalent to 120 credit hours. Of that 120 credit hours you spend somewhere between 30 and 46 credit hours on your ACTUAL MAJOR. The rest of it is filled with fluff. For example, if I major in engineering I will spend 80 to 90 of my credits learning about some Liberal Arts BS, that doesn't actually help me specialize in the field I'm going into. In summation, when you exit a four year pogram you are NOT prepared to work in industry, in fact, you can't even being to solve even the most basic problems that industry faces. The only way you learn anything in this system is to teach yourself. Talk to the one or two professors that know their shit and ask for advice. Everything I've learned I teach myself because I have yet to sit in a lecture that has actually really taught me very much. BUT, I can't get into industry unless I have a piece of paper that says I managed to pass a bunch of liberal arts classes and a few classes that they actually care about. What a stupid system. This sounds very similar to what I face in the U.S. system. The beaurocratic bullshit is probably the worst and detracts the most from my education. The part that really blows my mind about my education system is how they have students spend their time in school. For example, a four year degree is equivalent to 120 credit hours. Of that 120 credit hours you spend somewhere between 30 and 46 credit hours on your ACTUAL MAJOR. The rest of it is filled with fluff. For example, if I major in engineering I will spend 80 to 90 of my credits learning about some Liberal Arts BS, that doesn’t actually help me specialize in the field I’m going into. In summation, when you exit a four year pogram you are NOT prepared to work in industry, in fact, you can’t even being to solve even the most basic problems that industry faces.

The only way you learn anything in this system is to teach yourself. Talk to the one or two professors that know their shit and ask for advice. Everything I’ve learned I teach myself because I have yet to sit in a lecture that has actually really taught me very much. BUT, I can’t get into industry unless I have a piece of paper that says I managed to pass a bunch of liberal arts classes and a few classes that they actually care about. What a stupid system.

]]> By: Peter http://www.jrrzz.net/2010/02/09/the-most-awful-thing-you-can-do-with-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Peter Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:01:11 +0000 http://www.jrrzz.net/?p=407#comment-454 I really enjoyed reading this article. I lost count of my freakin laughs. It was a bit much to digest, but definitely worth reading. If you ever write a book, drop me a copy. :D On to the eduction system, i am actually one of the guys who dropped outta school. For the sole reason of lying about what we would learn. So I started teaching myself every thing i know today, right now i'm seen as Senior webdeveloper (imo there are way more skilled coders out there, but who cares right ...). Anyways, I'm always open for new things to come my way, and i would really like to pick up on C++. Maybe some of you highly skilled professionals out there could lend me a hand. Like where to start, and give me some resources. Thanks in advance and keep writing these amazing articles. PS: My native language is Dutch btw. I really enjoyed reading this article. I lost count of my freakin laughs.
It was a bit much to digest, but definitely worth reading.

If you ever write a book, drop me a copy. :D

On to the eduction system, i am actually one of the guys who dropped outta school. For the sole reason of lying about what we would learn.
So I started teaching myself every thing i know today, right now i’m seen as Senior webdeveloper (imo there are way more skilled coders out there, but who cares right …).

Anyways, I’m always open for new things to come my way, and i would really like to pick up on C++.
Maybe some of you highly skilled professionals out there could lend me a hand.
Like where to start, and give me some resources.
Thanks in advance and keep writing these amazing articles.

PS: My native language is Dutch btw.

]]> By: Jeroen http://www.jrrzz.net/2010/02/09/the-most-awful-thing-you-can-do-with-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Jeroen Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:37:33 +0000 http://www.jrrzz.net/?p=407#comment-440 "We don't need no education" ~Pink Floyd School sucks. Not only because of the teachers (those retards with a paper stating they are teachers), but also becuase of the things you are supposed to learn, which is developed for three year olds. Damn. Fuck the ministry of OCW! “We don’t need no education” ~Pink Floyd

School sucks. Not only because of the teachers (those retards with a paper stating they are teachers), but also becuase of the things you are supposed to learn, which is developed for three year olds. Damn. Fuck the ministry of OCW!

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