Comments on: out/open-sourcing education http://antipaucity.com/2009/09/06/outopen-sourcing-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outopen-sourcing-education fighting the lack of good ideas Fri, 11 May 2012 21:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: antipaucity http://antipaucity.com/2009/09/06/outopen-sourcing-education/comment-page-1/#comment-16703 antipaucity Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:02:00 +0000 http://antipaucity.com/?p=401#comment-16703 Good point, Alan - certainly a diploma does show some level of stick-to-it-iveness But I've found that, in my personal experience, those who are interested and have learned in the U of HK have done better at thinking on their feet and responding to new environments. Too often I've personally seen people thinking that the Way To Do It is the Only Way To Do It. Most of the kids I went to school with were like that, sadly. Maybe it's just I've had a weird experience - but it's what I've observed :) My degree hasn't gotten me looked at ever (that I know of) as a candidate for employment - it's always been work experience and what I do in my spare time for "fun" that has. Good point, Alan – certainly a diploma does show some level of stick-to-it-iveness

But I’ve found that, in my personal experience, those who are interested and have learned in the U of HK have done better at thinking on their feet and responding to new environments.

Too often I’ve personally seen people thinking that the Way To Do It is the Only Way To Do It. Most of the kids I went to school with were like that, sadly. Maybe it’s just I’ve had a weird experience – but it’s what I’ve observed :)

My degree hasn’t gotten me looked at ever (that I know of) as a candidate for employment – it’s always been work experience and what I do in my spare time for “fun” that has.

]]> By: Alan Porter http://antipaucity.com/2009/09/06/outopen-sourcing-education/comment-page-1/#comment-16702 Alan Porter Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:33:27 +0000 http://antipaucity.com/?p=401#comment-16702 A lot of the value of a diploma is that it provides some proof that you can make a plan and stick with it long enough to accomplish a tangible goal, even when presented with adversity. It's as much of a statement of character as it is a list of courses completed. An a-la-cart education does not provide any proof to me, as an employer, that you won't just go off on your own and abandon my project when it gets tough, just because you want to learn about the next new shiny thing. Alan Porter A lot of the value of a diploma is that it provides some proof that you can make a plan and stick with it long enough to accomplish a tangible goal, even when presented with adversity. It’s as much of a statement of character as it is a list of courses completed.

An a-la-cart education does not provide any proof to me, as an employer, that you won’t just go off on your own and abandon my project when it gets tough, just because you want to learn about the next new shiny thing.

Alan Porter

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