School
I hate my school. It's the academic equivalent of Valium. I have two smart teachers, and all of the rest teach from their books. Why learn woodshop and English, when I could be learning PHP and ColdFusion, and learn for what I plan to do when I'm older? Kids should get to pick what they learn. If I grow up to be a software programmer, I don't need half of the classes I take already. I'd need math, of course, and Spanish, if I programmed a language transfer device, but I can't think of a whole lot of other things. 7 HOURS of work I won't even need most of! They should create a school where kids pick for SURE what they're going to do for the rest of their life, and learn it!
-Lane
P.S.
Me Time!: Guess my age. Winners get the satisfaction of knowing my age. Post in a comment, but I won't accept it if you don't ACTUALLY leave a comment on the post as well.
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Yeah, your name is Lane. Now what do i win son??
All da luv
~Malik~
Posted by: Malik Lott-Reese | October 30, 2006 02:12 PM
I work with technology now myself. Although I can program (I'm a PHP freelancer on the side), my job doesn't require it. Occasionally I use my programming skills for a prototype or to illustrate a concept, but for the most part I use people skills and thinking skills.
Don't discount out-of-hand. I really enjoyed woodshop class and the bird feeder I made 20 years ago still hangs in my mother's yard. That class taught me a lot that translates into how I program: how to create small discrete pieces that do their job well but integrate with others, how to measure, etc. Many times your programming is imitating some real life process or thing.
As far as English goes, words are the programming language for communication. Just like you might think it important to know that a PHP variable is untyped unless you explicitly type it, don't you find it interesting that colloquial is a Latin derived word? For me the written word is exciting and interesting and has helped me write product proposals, memos, and more.
Before you get down on a class, think about how it relates to things you enjoy and keep in mind that just because your teachers don't teach a subject in an interesting way doesn't mean you can't make the subject interesting some other way.
Posted by: Jason | November 27, 2006 12:52 PM
I'm guessing 12, possibly 13.
Posted by: Bud Hunt | November 27, 2006 02:56 PM