From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107f24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid107f24,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10259a,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid10259a,public X-Google-Thread: 1164ba,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid1164ba,public X-Google-Thread: f4fd2,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4fd2,public X-Google-Thread: 103d24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid103d24,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-14 05:21:54 PST Path: archiver1.sj.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshub2.home.com!news.home.com!news1.rdc1.md.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3AFFCBA2.56B9BD69@mail.com> From: "James A. Robertson" Reply-To: jarober@mail.com Organization: Cincom Systems, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16-22 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.basic,comp.lang.functional,comp.lang.scheme,comp.lang.perl Subject: Re: [OT] Software Engineering at 14 (was: Re: Beginner's Language?) References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> <9d6b6e$1bt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <87snihxiwc.fsf@frown.here> <9dbi83$sji$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <87heyu7cqd.fsf@frown.here> <9dc20p$hh15e$1@ID-37382.news.dfncis.de> <9ddfv2$gl3$1@merrimack.Dartmouth.EDU> <9dh21o$i8crr$2@ID-37382.news.dfncis.de> <9dhtr9$59d$1@merrimack.Dartmouth.EDU> <9dmq0v$60r$1@hecate.umd.edu> <9dmvrg$49c$1@merrimack.Dartmouth.EDU> <9dnnnf$idk$1@hecate.umd.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 12:21:53 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.182.157.51 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc1.md.home.com 989842913 24.182.157.51 (Mon, 14 May 2001 05:21:53 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 05:21:53 PDT Xref: archiver1.sj.google.com comp.lang.ada:7483 comp.lang.lisp:9999 comp.lang.smalltalk:9656 comp.lang.functional:5633 comp.lang.scheme:3788 comp.lang.perl:2727 Date: 2001-05-14T12:21:53+00:00 List-Id: 'Core' courses in Universities run in fads here. When I graduated (1984) we were at the tail end of an era where there pretty much were no 'Core' classes at a University. I took a path that had only the following requirements: 36 credit hours in math (my major) at least 3 credits in each of the following areas within the math dept: Geometry/Topology Analysis Algebra Statistics So I had 36 credits determined by my major, and everything else totally up to me. This sort of things has its drawbacks as well; most 18-21 year olds (myself at the time included) are not about to make totally wise choices; I specialized in 'gut' courses to fill out my 120 credits. Peter Schuller wrote: > > >I'm not sure if I comprehend this. The US doesn't have > >anything close to single education system. Every state has > >its own standards, every district has its own standards, > >and every private school has its own standards. And in each > >school, kids get to choose their own courses, within > >certain limits. > > It's those "limits" I'm talking about. In this regard, the US is actually > worse than Sweden - if I had gone to a university in Sweden I could have > concentrated on what I'm interested in (computers, math, physics, > philosophy, and some other stufF). I'm currently attending a US unversity > where 50% of the curriculum is CORE - and it's more or less the same all > over the place (believe me, I've checked this stuff for at least 100 > universities around the country). > > That's one reason why I'm dropping out. I don't want to waste even more time > of my life. Instead I'll concentrate on running my company. > -- James A. Robertson Product Manager (Smalltalk), Cincom jarober@mail.com