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It should be noted that unlike so many of his tech peers that Woz spent some time as an actual teacher after he achieved his fame and fortune.

roryokane 16y ago
You mean “unlike so many of his tech peers with opinions on the education system”, right? Because otherwise that fact is as irrelevant as the fact that Woz has never been a policeman. Or is teaching especially related to tech in some way I’m not seeing? Edit: why the downvotes? I seriously don’t understand why the parent comment is mentioning that apparently irrelevant fact; I’m not just being nitpicky.
- pnathan 16y ago
  Unlike many of us who pee on the education system, Woz knows experientially what he's talking about in regards to education, having been on both sides of the podium. So it's very relevant.
  - roryokane 16y ago
    Thanks for explaining. You’re saying it’s relevant because there are “many of us who pee on the education system”. In other words, my clarification of “tech peers” in michaelpinto’s comment as those “with opinions on the education system” is exactly what he means. Woz’s being a teacher only is relevant if you know that many tech people disparage the education system. It seems my guess at a correction in my previous comment was indeed what michaelpinto meant, which means that it explains his comment to those who do not know this trait of tech people. Why, since my comment contained useful information, was it downvoted? (I have no idea if you, pnathan, downvoted me, but I am curious to hear from anyone who can explain.)
    - JoshCole 16y ago
      No. The idea is that many people who propose changes to the education system don't have much experience with it, but Woz is not one of those people. Who would you take legal advice from: a lawyer or your neighbor? Who would you trust slicing into your brain: a surgeon or some random Joe?
      - roryokane 16y ago
        I understood that from the beginning. I was never confused about why having experience with teaching would allow one to better propose changes to the education system. I agree that knowing that Woz has experience tells you something useful about whether you can trust his ideas. The only point I was ever confused about was why michaelpinto’s comment not only praised Woz for having teaching experience but also disparaged his “tech peers” for not having it, when I didn’t see a link between Woz’s tech peers and education. (Now I see that the link is that apparently, his tech peers are fond of attacking the education system.) I see now that I hadn't made it clear enough which point I was confused about.

roryokane 16y ago

You mean “unlike so many of his tech peers with opinions on the education system”, right? Because otherwise that fact is as irrelevant as the fact that Woz has never been a policeman. Or is teaching especially related to tech in some way I’m not seeing? Edit: why the downvotes? I seriously don’t understand why the parent comment is mentioning that apparently irrelevant fact; I’m not just being nitpicky.

pnathan 16y ago
Unlike many of us who pee on the education system, Woz knows experientially what he's talking about in regards to education, having been on both sides of the podium. So it's very relevant.
- roryokane 16y ago
  Thanks for explaining. You’re saying it’s relevant because there are “many of us who pee on the education system”. In other words, my clarification of “tech peers” in michaelpinto’s comment as those “with opinions on the education system” is exactly what he means. Woz’s being a teacher only is relevant if you know that many tech people disparage the education system. It seems my guess at a correction in my previous comment was indeed what michaelpinto meant, which means that it explains his comment to those who do not know this trait of tech people. Why, since my comment contained useful information, was it downvoted? (I have no idea if you, pnathan, downvoted me, but I am curious to hear from anyone who can explain.)
  - JoshCole 16y ago
    No. The idea is that many people who propose changes to the education system don't have much experience with it, but Woz is not one of those people. Who would you take legal advice from: a lawyer or your neighbor? Who would you trust slicing into your brain: a surgeon or some random Joe?
    - roryokane 16y ago
      I understood that from the beginning. I was never confused about why having experience with teaching would allow one to better propose changes to the education system. I agree that knowing that Woz has experience tells you something useful about whether you can trust his ideas. The only point I was ever confused about was why michaelpinto’s comment not only praised Woz for having teaching experience but also disparaged his “tech peers” for not having it, when I didn’t see a link between Woz’s tech peers and education. (Now I see that the link is that apparently, his tech peers are fond of attacking the education system.) I see now that I hadn't made it clear enough which point I was confused about.