-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 04/07/2016 03:37 PM, Paul Boddie wrote: <snip> > > As soon as you have to make time for such unexpected extra tuition, that two- > day course starts to feel really short. Indeed, I started to understand why > universities sometimes complain about the skills of new students, although in > this case it was a university dealing with its own students.
Yeah, this is where the one-size-fits-all education model really breaks down. Students on a more technical track are going to require exposure to devices and software beyond the "industry standard" for users, and any attempt to enforce the user-only model through primary education only shifts the burden to the secondary educational institutions. The real issue becomes getting the educational authorities to understand that additional technical education of a minority of the student population is required. This is further hindered by the fact that governmental bodies are generally comprised of non-technical people who are primarily catering to non-technical constituents -- it is often easier to ignore the shift of burden for such a small minority than to actually address the issue at hand. Just my $0.02. :-) - -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) http://www.raptorengineeringinc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJXBtWVAAoJEK+E3vEXDOFbuI0IAI1X6rXAAi9t7HyotrWNnQF/ aon0f5Wn4LinO1j6YNXNj4O7cg8c9TFLp+5esftdB4eMJ7n1t6CYxOhUpKg8ajce pZs8NfVwLOC6GtLEzGhbjKqmMc1+gK+ziP1YyltzK6wTwT8WWJebeRFSPKvh1CdQ 4x9spr9WNm5f1+ii35uzNk3OQH97lBdtNt2mPlcMUAmk3KGUIbFuipcD18Lp5YcE boUNESe0w3fI0u+4fmKNLk+0nMwLUgRkaRx/NGfgAtPjvZW7U7WUdpcN/TrbFq52 aiKiSMole81IpYUQyIC4hOUEHAGcIm/oss7R4st6xtnyh6FmL021pxbsouiWzks= =iLWd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
