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Hold up a second, he needs to go to college first where he risks being bogged down by details that will distract him and possible crush all his dreams, but if h

Hold up a second, he needs to go to college first where he risks being bogged down by details that will distract him and possible crush all his dreams, but if he pulls through, he will rise with a new sense of understanding that have lead all the great contributers of society.

aik 16y ago
It's sad how often comments about higher education are expressed in a light like this. Contact me if you have ideas on how to fix it.
- ilovecomputers 16y ago
  I'm not criticizing higher education. My tongue-in-cheek comment was a reference to the book The Man Who Knew Infinity where G H Hardy expressed fear that teaching Ramanujan the details of math might stump his genius by making him feel less confident in his abilities. I'm also expressing my frustration of not writing down my life goals when I first entered college...but even if I went back in time and asked my younger self what those goals were: "Intern at Revision3!? Man, you think you have it all figured out. I don't know how else to say this man, but..." and I just made myself feel sad, in a nostalgic way.
  - aik 16y ago
    Oh I see - Interesting. Well I still very much see it as a very valid criticism. I don't believe the situation should exist (or at least be as prevalent) where you can unfairly become discouraged to the point of no return. In most cases it's completely unnecessary and is a result of a misunderstanding on both ends. In most cases I believe it's a result of having no life direction and following a path laid down by certain expectations of you, or just poorly rationalized by you in general, and so you easily become swayed by insignificant details. Fixing that should focused on before going full force into a passion/study and spending thousands in the process. Put differently, all those details you talk about should be in support of your development towards a future passion, not distract you to a point of no return. Sorry if that appears incoherent - I'm in a hurry. Anyway I see that as a major issue in people and something our school system should do a better job of handling.

aik 16y ago

It's sad how often comments about higher education are expressed in a light like this. Contact me if you have ideas on how to fix it.

ilovecomputers 16y ago
I'm not criticizing higher education. My tongue-in-cheek comment was a reference to the book The Man Who Knew Infinity where G H Hardy expressed fear that teaching Ramanujan the details of math might stump his genius by making him feel less confident in his abilities. I'm also expressing my frustration of not writing down my life goals when I first entered college...but even if I went back in time and asked my younger self what those goals were: "Intern at Revision3!? Man, you think you have it all figured out. I don't know how else to say this man, but..." and I just made myself feel sad, in a nostalgic way.
- aik 16y ago
  Oh I see - Interesting. Well I still very much see it as a very valid criticism. I don't believe the situation should exist (or at least be as prevalent) where you can unfairly become discouraged to the point of no return. In most cases it's completely unnecessary and is a result of a misunderstanding on both ends. In most cases I believe it's a result of having no life direction and following a path laid down by certain expectations of you, or just poorly rationalized by you in general, and so you easily become swayed by insignificant details. Fixing that should focused on before going full force into a passion/study and spending thousands in the process. Put differently, all those details you talk about should be in support of your development towards a future passion, not distract you to a point of no return. Sorry if that appears incoherent - I'm in a hurry. Anyway I see that as a major issue in people and something our school system should do a better job of handling.