Re: [osdcmy] Re: Why our Unis turn out such poor quality IT grads. - long rant

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Thats the formula. Create the passion, you uncover the talent. On 3/3/11 5:16 PM, Hafiz Bhari wrote: Should use the formula. "Do what we love and love what we do". On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Ghodmode <ghodm...@ghodmode.com> wrote: Hi everyone.  I want to offer my unique perspective.  I've been working in the IT field since 1999 (or longer if you count my time in the US Army).  I've worked as support, network/server administrator, and programmer in The US, Malaysia, and New Zealand, but I don't have any formal IT education.  I'm American, but I have lived in Malaysia for several years.  I have almost no interest in politics even though political developments often indirectly affect IT. The problem with IT education in Malaysia isn't really unique to Malaysia.  I have worked with people who were highly educated, but largely incompetent.  I've worked with people who were competent, but bored... not interested in learning more.  And I've worked with people who were educated in a different field, or not at all, but were very talented.  Only on very rare occasions have I met someone who has been formally trained in IT, does what they were trained to do, and they are passionate about their work. Based on my experiences, formal education actually seems like a weakness for those who want to be successful in the Information Technology field.  So, I think they we (the international IT community) are approaching it wrong. This is a unique field.  It really only requires some general education to get started, but the successful IT worker must be willing to learn continuously throughout their entire career.  Success in this field also requires enthusiasm and passion that no school can provide.  In this sense, it's more like an art than a science. As with a musician and a piano, or a painter and a blank canvas, sit the right person down in front of a computer and they will use it to create new wonders and inspire the rest of the world. We don't ask why schools are turning out such poor quality musicians (Justin Bieber, for example) or artists because the role of education in the arts is only to nurture existing potential.  It's really the same with IT. -- Ghodmode -- To unsubscribe from and detail about this group http://portal.mosc.my/osdc-my-mailing-list-information   MOSC2011 http://fb.me/mosc2011   MOSC Survey 2011 Awareness Of OSS Certification http://survey.mosc.my/mosc-survey-2011-awareness-oss-cert