What’s Wrong With Education
What’s wrong with education? It’s a system drawn up by old people. Not that there’s anything wrong with being old, but keep in mind that they grew up in a world without the instant, global media we have today or the incredibly fast machines that can easily do a billion operations a second. They expect us to have to memorize a bunch of facts and perform calculations in our heads. Everyone needs to understand that some concepts are no longer valuable in today’s world. Read the rest of this entry »
Conversation you should not have with a third year CS student
The following is an actual conversation over AIM with a third-year Computer Science student at UF. The material discussed is normally learned freshman year. This student would probably not be able to pass the Foundation Exam at UCF, and consequently would not be allowed to continue studying Computer Science at UCF. Note that some of the lapses in time are from me walking away from the computer in total disbelief at the question asked. My roommate (a CS student like me) also pitched in at one point. Read at your own risk.
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