On 02/10/2012 10:28 AM, Daniel C. wrote: > At one point I would have argued that there's > nothing you can't learn on your own, but since going back to school > I've realized that having an experienced professional direct your > learning can be invaluable.
After spending twelve years (off and on, granted) completing my BS in Computer Science, I can firmly testify that for people in our lines of work, school may provide a foundation for learning and exposure to abstract theory that you may or may not be exposed to in the workplace otherwise, but, by and large, earning an academic degree mostly represents that you're capable of jumping through figurative hoops, many of which make absolutely no sense whatsoever. (Whew, that was a long run-on sentence.) In a way, earning your degree kind of prepares you for the bureaucratic bullsh*t you're ultimately bound to deal with in the corporate world at some point or another. -- Doran L. Barton - Hypermoo Inc. - <[email protected]> - 801-520-9875 Open source consulting, custom development, systems/network administration "Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones." -- Seen in a church bulletin
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