Teaching Students Computers... (Semi-OT)

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
Date: Wed May 13 20:21:23 1998

At 07:06 PM 5/13/98 +0300, you wrote:
>to learn anything in perticular, except for stuff pertaining to... anyway, I
>think that here's a good time to give students a choice to know what they're
>going to do. I, for instance, want to specilize in Computers. Spending
>time learning "Pre-Algebra" (Just spent 2 class periods making a protractor
>accurate to 90' from a piece of paper.) isn't helpful, at least not that

Okay, so maybe you're a wiz in math/science, but you've got two
misspellings in there (pArticular and speciAlize) so perhaps you should be
concentrating on grammar/literature/etc? 8^)

>>High school, take the first two to the next levels and add skills needed
>>to find paying work.
>
>I say that some students should be given the oppertunity to do this in Jr.
>High. Not everyone, but some people. After all, by this time, you know if
>you're not going to be a chemist, programmer, or anything.

Well, in Jr. High I was all set to be a private dick... er, detective.
Early high school, I was ready to head for Harvard Law School. Late high
school, the plan was U-Ill/Urbana-Champaign for under Grad Elect/Elect
Engineering, then MIT for grad school. During college (SF City College) I
was going to join the FBI. After dropping out of college, I wanted to be a
synthesist, or maybe an inventor. Now, I want to be a politician.

So when is it you know what you want to be when you grow up?


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