The blog poster is actually only asking for help getting his students faster. He's not looking to pontificate. But, I will. Since it's the Internet and all...

The blog poster is actually only asking for help getting his students faster. He's not looking to pontificate. But, I will. Since it's the Internet and all... One of the things I find intensely irritating is the presumption that classroom effects significantly correlate with industry effects. Many/most students are still learning. It takes years to really start getting on top of your game. Further, even if the students are highly competent, e.g., a typical "young hacker", the activities are very small and limited. So studies and anecdotes (plural of anecdote is not data) regarding student or professional performance in a classroom environment just isn't realistic.