I wouldn't call education a cancer. It does solve a variety of problems that a person can encounter when trying to learn things on their own.
But I would say that it has plenty of room for improvement. It's a human endeavor, after all... That said, the apprenticeship model also has a lot going for it. But, regardless, I think it would be a mistake, in any public policy context dealing with opportunities, to "put all of one's eggs in one basket". -- Raul On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 2:24 AM, Richard Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > Raul, > Sorry, not J-specific but I agree ++1. > You have touched on the possibility that the Anglo-US university model is a > dreadful cancer on society. > The model is spread into the K-12 education system, as well as some corporate. > In truth many 16-year olds are capable of making their way in the work force. > Especially in IT, (perhaps even more with J!) > Why there is a need for an additional 5-6 years of training to become an IT > person is amazing... > But not if you find out (in Australia at least), accreditation bodies for > many jobs, > are dominated by academics. > It is like putting arms manufacturers in charge of foreign policy. > The Swiss-German model of having much more use of apprenticeship > even in commercial areas should be used more than the current idea of 40-50 > percent of kids going to College/University. > The J symbol issue is redundant. > The issue is, as you say, the evil influence of academics on society. > Richard Hill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul Miller > Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2013 02:29 > To: Chat forum > Subject: Re: [Jchat] [Jprogramming] J and APL symbols > > It's not only the APL community which has suffered at the hands of the > educational community. > > http://www.veracode.com/blog/2013/04/why-johnny-cant-code/ > > But I wonder if anyone has been studying the economics of educationally > driven corporate restructures. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
