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Society tends to aggrandize kids these days as the “technology generation” and so on, but those kids don’t have an understanding of all the devices they’re usin
by BearOso 7y ago
Society tends to aggrandize kids these days as the “technology generation” and so on, but those kids don’t have an understanding of all the devices they’re using. It’s just rote learning of applications and interfaces.
If you ask them how they think the underlying systems work, you’ll get a simplistic estimate or something that amounts to “magic.”
That’s why entry level courses are designed to weed out candidates who don’t know what they’re getting into.
It’s working as intended.
- musicale 7y ago> It’s working as intended. By whom, to what end? Who is served by poorly-taught courses designed to turn students away instead of helping them become enthusiastic learners? What's the point of a "course" that can only be passed by students who either already know the material or learn it entirely on their own without assistance?
- BearOso 7y agoWhere I went those courses weren’t exactly difficult. But they started at a low enough level to say “this is how things are built.” It’s not intended to frustrate students, but to help them realize what the major is about, and removes illusions they might have had about it.